Climate Change

High geothermal heat flux measured below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

The geothermal heat flux is a critical thermal boundary condition that influences the melting, flow, and mass balance of ice sheets, but measurements of this parameter are difficult to make in ice-covered regions. We report the first direct measurement of geothermal heat flux into the base of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), below Subglacial Lake Whillans, determined from the thermal gradient and the thermal conductivity of sediment under the lake.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2015
Andrew T. Fisher, Kenneth D. Mankoff, Slawek M. Tulaczyk & et al
Science Advances
1-9
Tags:
Geothermal Energy, Antarctica, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change, Hydrology, Climate Science, Lakes
Climate Change

Scientists point to narrowing gap to avert climate disaster

PARIS: Nearly 2,000 climate scientists gathered in Paris on Tuesday, just five months before the deadline for a historic carbon-curbing pact, to remind politicians it is not too late to limit dange

Publication Date: 
08/07/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, COP 21 (Paris), Global Warming, IPCC, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather Events, World Meteorological Orgnisation ('WMO), Climate Impacts
Climate Change

The influence of coral reefs and climate change on wave-driven flooding of tropical coastlines

A numerical model, XBeach, calibrated and validated on field data collected at Roi-Namur Island on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of Marshall Islands, was used to examine the effects of different coral reef characteristics on potential coastal hazards caused by wave-driven flooding and how these effects may be altered by projected climate change. The results presented herein suggest that coasts fronted by relatively narrow reefs with steep fore reef slopes (~1:10 and steeper) and deeper, smoother reef flats are expected to experience the highest wave runup.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Ellen Quataert, Curt Storlazzi, Arnold van Rooijen & et al
Geophysical Research Letters
1-23
Tags:
Climate Change, Corals, Islands, Marshall Island, Sea Level Rise, Climate Impacts
Climate Change

Climate change triggers sea erosion

Change in characteristics of Arabian Sea, say experts

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Ignatius Pereira
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Climate Impacts, Arabian Sea, Coastal Erosion, Environmentalists, Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Coastal Regulations, Climate Change
Climate Change

Chinese ads use Indian cities to warn people about environment issues

BEIJING: China, the world's largest carbon emitter, has put up advertisements at public places depicting the environmental issues in Indian cities like Mumbai to warn its people about the impact of

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, China, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, India, Mumbai, Plastics, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming
Climate Change

A new climate for peace: taking action on climate and fragility risks

A New Climate for Peace: Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks, an independent report commissioned by members of the G7, identifies seven compound climate-fragility risks that pose serious threats to the stability of states and societies in the decades ahead.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2015
Lukas Rüttinger, Dan Smith, Gerald Stang, & et al
adelphi
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Extreme Weather Events, Sea Level Rise, Migration, Food Prices, Natural Disasters, Water Management, Peace, India, Global
Climate Change

Climate change in the United States: benefits of global action

A new EPA report, Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action, estimates the physical and monetary benefits to the U.S. of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

Publication Date: 
22/06/2015
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Green House Gases, United States Of America (US), Sea Level Rise, Health, Infrastructure Development, Electricity, Water Resources, Agriculture, Ecosystems
Climate Change

World Bank report: ‘Majority of $100bn climate-specific finance were loans’

The majority of climate-specific finance offered to developing countries by the top six multilateral developments banks (MDBs) including the World Bank during the period 2011-2014 was in the form o

Publication Date: 
22/06/2015
Tribune (Pakistan)
Tags:
Climate Change, Developing Countries, World Bank, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather Events, Global Warming, Agriculture, Pakistan, South Asia
Climate Change

Climate change projects in poorest nations lose out in battle for funds

BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Urgent plans to help the world's poorest people become more resilient to extreme weather and rising seas are on hold because of a lack of cash in a U.N.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Climate Change, Adaptation Fund, Extreme Weather Events, Sea Level Rise, Climate Impacts, Islands, Climate Adaptation, World Bank, Global Warming
Climate Change

Indian Ocean warming has weakened Monsoon in parts of India: Study

Washington: Rapid warming of the Indian Ocean in the past century has led to a significant decrease in summer Monsoon rainfall over the central-east and northern regions of India, a new study led b

Publication Date: 
17/06/2015
Zee News
Tags:
Global Warming, Monsoons, India, Indian Ocean, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Sea Level Rise, IPCC, Climate Impacts

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