Tag: Antarctic
Annual review: "You can no longer leave the house without feeling the effects of climate change"
Record heat, heavy rain, “El Niño”: The year 2023 was characterized by climatic extremes – and yet only a harbinger of the future. source site
Researchers warn: Five tipping points could drastically change the planet – knowledge
In a comprehensive report, around 200 scientists are calling for tipping points in the Earth system to be taken more seriously. Some upheavals in natural cycles may no longer be…
Climate tipping points: Antarctic ice, Amazon or e-mobility: New report on
Climate change can trigger global domino effects that are self-reinforcing and can sometimes no longer be reversed. A new report identifies the sore points of the Earth system – but…
Researchers warn: Five tipping points could drastically change the planet – knowledge
In a comprehensive report, around 200 scientists are calling for tipping points in the Earth system to be taken more seriously. Some upheavals in natural cycles may no longer be…
Microsleep: Why some penguins sleep 10,000 times a day – Knowledge
Chinstrap penguins only sleep around four seconds on average, but they sleep more than 10,000 times per day. In addition, they sometimes use both brain hemispheres, sometimes only one, like…
Why some penguins sleep 10,000 times a day – Knowledge
Chinstrap penguins only sleep around four seconds on average, but they sleep more than 10,000 times per day. In addition, they sometimes use both brain hemispheres, sometimes only one, like…
Iceberg: The Way of the Giant
It lay still for three decades, but now the largest iceberg in the world is on the move. He slowly drifts towards the open sea. The question is: where to?…
A giant iceberg, measuring nearly 4,000 km², moves for the first time since 1986
Three times the size of New York City… Twice the size of Greater London… Take whatever frame of reference you want. One certainty: one of the largest icebergs in the…
Climate change: What happens if CO2 emissions stop? Researchers do the math – knowledge
Like so many things in life, it all started with coffee. The polar explorer Martin Siegert drank it with his atmospheric physicist colleague Joanna Haigh. Both work at Imperial College…
Climate change: What happens if CO2 emissions stop? – Knowledge
Like so many things in life, it all started with coffee. The polar explorer Martin Siegert drank it with his atmospheric physicist colleague Joanna Haigh. Both work at Imperial College…