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Study: Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ could retreat faster than expected

Grist

Over the past decade, scientists studying sea level rise have turned their attention to western Antarctica, where one of the world’s largest glaciers has dumped over a trillion tons of ice into the ocean since the early 2000s. kilometers per year — twice the rate observed by satellites between 2011 and 2019. During one 5.5-month

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Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Envirotec Magazine

Despite the numerous residential fertilizer ordinances passed since 2011, water quality, harmful algal blooms, and seagrass loss, which has resulted in mass deaths of the threatened Florida manatee, have continued to worsen.

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Hundreds of climate-threatened cities lack adaptation plans, CDP warns

Business Green

Since CDP began seeking climate data disclosures from cities in 2011, the number providing data has shot up from 43 to over 800 last year. "We must prioritize a green recovery and ensure that cities have the necessary support to decarbonise rapidly and build resilience to tackle climate risks.

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What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?

Renewable Energy World

.” The report’s authors support this position with a wealth of grim landmarks, including: The global surface temperature of the planet was 1.09C higher in the decade between 2011-2020 than between 1850-1900. The recent rate of sea level rise has nearly tripled compared to 1901-1971.

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2019 is Another Data Point in the Constellation of Hot Data

Green Market Oracle

degrees Celsius warmer than 2011-2015". It is know to be related to wildfires , drought, extreme weather, sea level rise and crop failures. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provisional, State of the Global Climate report for 2019, the last five year period, "is currently estimated to be 1.1

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It’s code red for Earth, says new UN study

AGreenLiving

degrees Celsius lower than it was between 2011 and 2020. Then there’s the melting sea ice, retreating glaciers and rising oceans. In the last 50 years, the sea level rise has sped up nearly three times as fast as it increased between 1901 and 1971. And the last five years have been the hottest of all.

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Can The Fate Of Dolphins and Louisiana’s Fishing Industry Stop A Massive Mississippi River Diversion Plan?

DeSmogBlog

The tide is turning against Louisiana’s proposed $2 billion Mississippi River sediment diversion project, that supporters say is needed to save the coast from rapid land loss due to subsidence, damage done by the oil and gas industry, extreme weather events, and sea level rise quickened by climate change.

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