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Over 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves are smaller
71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.
Extreme heat likely to cause next mass extinction
A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time.
Antarctica’s glacial border migrates for miles with the tide
New measurements of how the boundary between onshore glaciers and floating ice shelves glides back and forth could help predict melting.
Making ‘Car Free’ effective and fair
How long could you go without a car? This Car Free Day, we explore its necessity and the potential alternatives to driving.
New satellite-aided research explored at European Space Agency Conference
The University of Leeds hosted the European Space Agency’s 12th International Workshop on “Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry and Sentinel-1 InSAR”.