Warming

NASA Study Finds 1.5°C of Warming May Result in Half of Earth’s Glaciers Melting

NASA Study Finds 1.5°C of Warming May Result in Half of Earth’s Glaciers Melting

The lower portion of Alaska’s Kennicott Glacier is covered by a layer of debris. This debris is made up of rocks, sediment, soot, dust, and volcanic ash and is challenging to measure and account for in models as the debris thickness varies considerably over the glacier. NASA / Courtesy of David Rounce Why you can …

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Act Now: 2 Degrees of Warming May Result in 1 Billion Deaths in the Next Century

Act Now: 2 Degrees of Warming May Result in 1 Billion Deaths in the Next Century

Village houses near the massive Suralaya coal power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia on Sept. 21, 2021. BAY ISMOYO / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. A new …

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