The Greenland ice sheet preserves the impact crater of a two-kilometer asteroid and ancient vegetation
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest on Earth after the Antarctic Ice Sheet and covers 1.5 million square meters, with ice depths reaching 3,000 meters
Scientists blame rotting trees for excess greenhouse gases
Rotting wood releases up to 10.9 gigatons of carbon, equivalent to 115% of fossil fuel emissions, an international research team reports.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has covered the surrounding residential area with a thick layer of lava and ash for the second month
Experts from the National Geographic Institute of Spain cannot yet predict when the volcanic eruption on the island of Palma will stop. Cumbre-Vieja woke up on September 19 and remains highly active.
Winter cold in 2021 started earlier than expected
Mount Fuji in Japan was covered with snow a month earlier, a snowstorm raged in Krasnoyarsk, snow fell in the Stavropol region, and a record cold snap in Minsk was recorded in the last hundred years. In general, climatologists predict a harsh, snowy winter.
Tropical Pacific heat waves spread to mid- and polar latitudes
Abnormal July 2021: record heat in the Northern Hemisphere and record cold in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth.
Melting ice contributes to the shift of the Earth’s poles and tropical zones
The Earth’s poles have already shifted by four meters, and this process will continue in the future. Scientists believe the reasons for the displacement are melting glaciers and excessive consumption of groundwater.
Researchers predict methane explosions, fires and thunderstorms in the Arctic and tundra
Methane explosions can affect the climate of the entire planet. Hundreds of millions of tons of methane may be hidden under the ocean floor, which is currently contained by the “cap” of the permafrost zone.
Global warming contributes to severe storms and floods
The World Meteorological Organization warns that high water temperatures are leading to rising sea levels, which in turn increases the risk of flooding.
Climate refugees will begin to re-develop Siberia
Experts from the Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences came to the conclusion that climate change will make uninhabited areas of Siberia more suitable for life.
In a hundred years, tropical forests may disappear completely
If we do not stop global deforestation, and not just tropical ones, stopping climate change will remain an elusive goal.
Global climate change provokes the emergence of new and transformation of already known diseases
Climate problems are not limited to glaciers and weather changes; they are a matter of public health in general. Those most affected by the changes are children, the elderly, patients with chronic illnesses and people who work outdoors.
Seasons have shifted by about 10-20 days
The Main Geophysical Observatory named after Voeikov confirmed the shift of seasons by a month due to climate change.
By the middle of the 21st century, Arctic ice may completely melt in summer
The planet’s “refrigerator” has broken down. The Arctic Ocean will be completely free of summer ice by 2030. This assumption was put forward by scientists in connection with the noticeable warming of the Arctic Ocean and the melting of Arctic ice.