| Global sea level likely to rise as much as 12 meters for future generations Even if humankind manages to limit global warming to 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F), as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends, future generations will have to deal with sea levels 12 to 22 meters (40 to 70 feet) higher than at present, according to research published in the journal Geology. ScienceDaily.com, Monday 19 March 2012 | |
| 'Gravity Is Climate': 10 Years of Climate Research Satellites GRACE For the first time, the melting of glaciers in Greenland could now be measured with high accuracy from space. Just in time for the tenth anniversary of the twin satellites GRACE a sharp image has surface, which also renders the spatial distribution of the glacial melt more precisely. ScienceDaily.com, Monday 19 March 2012 | |
| EU Parliament calls for low-carbon economy by 2050 The EU must harness its energy, transport and agriculture policies to cut CO2 emissions - and improve its Emissions Trading System (ETS) - to make the economy more competitive and dramatically less dependent on fossil fuels by 2050, says a non-binding resolution adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday. European Parliament, Thursday 15 March 2012 | |
| Greenland ice sheet may melt completely with 1.6 degrees of global warming The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought. The temperature threshold for melting the ice sheet completely is in the range of 0.8 to 3.2 degrees Celsius of global warming, with a best estimate of 1.6 degrees above pre-industrial levels. ScienceDaily.com, Monday 12 March 2012 | |
| Dike monitoring from space: a promising option Satellites are keeping an eye on some Dutch dikes. The satellites detect movements in the earth's surface to within a few millimetres a year, monitoring dike stability and tracing weak spots. Deltares, Wednesday 7 March 2012 | |
| Ganges Delta gets its water back through rainfall A large part of the water evaporated from the Ganges Delta falls back as rain in its water basin. Irrigation in India uses up daily about a millimetre of its ground and surface water. Part of this water evaporates. Wageningen UR, Wednesday 7 March 2012 | |
| Thickest Parts of Arctic Ice Cap Melting Faster A new NASA study revealed that the oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean’s floating ice cap. NASA, Wednesday 29 February 2012 | |
| Danish nationwide sea level rise flooding tool At a flooding conference in the Danish Parliament on 3 February 2012, the Danish Minister for the Environment launched a nationwide online interactive tool mapping the risk of flooding in Denmark due to rising sea levels. WaterLink International, Tuesday 21 February 2012 | |
| Earth's glaciers and ice caps are shrinking Earth’s glaciers and ice caps outside of the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 150 billion tons of ice annually, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
University of Colorado Boulder, Tuesday 14 February 2012 | |
| UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment launched The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment has reviewed the evidence for over 700 potential impacts of climate change in a UK context. Detailed analysis was undertaken for over 100 of these impacts across 11 key sectors. Defra, Friday 10 February 2012 | |
