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From Romania to Kazakhstan, summer droughts linked to less winter ice in two rapidly warming seas

Arctic Sea-Ice Loss May Signal Eurasian Summer Drought

Researchers report a link between reduced winter sea ice in the Barents and Kara seas and later summer drought risk.
The area of interest spans eastern Romania to western Kazakhstan.
The proposed signal could support earlier drought, water and wildfire planning.

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DT Editorial Team·Nov 12, 2026·via phys.org

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Human bodies produce 2 billion metric tons of CO2 a year just by staying alive

Human metabolism emits 2 billion tonnes of CO2 yearly

Human metabolic CO2 output rose from 1.18 billion tonnes in 1985 to 2.05 billion tonnes in 2015.
The study attributes most of the increase to population growth.
Researchers emphasize that exhaled CO2 mainly circulates within the natural carbon cycle, unlike fossil emissions.

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DT Editorial Team·Nov 8, 2026·via sciencedaily.com

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Heavy rain can more than double glacier speeds in Alaska

Heavy rain can more than double glacier speeds in Alaska

GPS instruments recorded Sít’ Kusá’s position every 15 seconds.
More than half of studied rain events were linked to glacier speed-ups.
The largest reported response was a 116% increase in speed and lasted 66 hours.

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DT Editorial Team·Nov 7, 2026·via phys.org

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Study maps the human side of flood risk

Flood-Risk Maps Add Social Vulnerability Building by Building

The study combines flood hazard, exposure and social vulnerability at the building level.
It models a 100-year rainfall scenario of 36 millimeters per hour.
Separate indexes cover direct harm and disruption to building access and critical infrastructure.

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DT Editorial Team·Oct 24, 2026·via phys.org

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Just 3% of the world's glaciers account for over half of glacier ice loss

Lake-Terminating Glaciers Drive More Than Half of Ice Loss

Glaciers ending in lakes, oceans or ice shelves represent 3.2% of the global total.
They lost 134 billion metric tons of ice annually from 2000 to 2019.
Lake-ending glaciers lost ice about 57% faster relative to size than land-ending glaciers.

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DT Editorial Team·Oct 23, 2026·via phys.org

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Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026

Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Ties for 10th Lowest on Record

The September 2026 minimum was about 4.6 million square kilometres.
It tied 2008, 2010 and 2025 for 10th-lowest in the satellite record.
Scientists say the remaining Arctic ice is increasingly younger and thinner.

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DT Editorial Team·Oct 15, 2026·via sciencedaily.com

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Hurricane Simon churns off Mexican coast after shift in course

Hurricane Simon Skirts Mexico as Heavy Rain Threat Persists

Simon was a Category 3 hurricane moving slowly off Mexico’s west coast.
Hurricane-hunter data shifted the forecast away from an immediate direct landfall.
Forecasters warned that the eastern inner core could still produce hurricane conditions.
Officials warned of severe coastal wind, exceptionally heavy rain and waves up to nine metres.

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DT Editorial Team·Oct 12, 2026·via phys.org

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New algorithm could predict Arctic sea ice up to 9 months ahead, offering new climate insights

Algorithm forecasts Arctic sea ice up to nine months ahead

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers developed the Random Analog Predictor to forecast Arctic sea ice extent up to nine months ahead.
RAP identifies historical conditions similar to the present and uses their subsequent outcomes to generate possible forecasts.
The method provides uncertainty estimates and showed skill comparable to models used by the Sea Ice Prediction Network.

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DT Editorial Team·Oct 11, 2026·via phys.org

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This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a 'mind-blowing margin' | Nature (via www.nature.com)

Why This Monster El Niño Is So Strong: The Science Behind an Early Record-Breaker

This El Niño is already breaking multiple records despite being months from its typical peak.
New Scientist reports that two main factors account for the event's unusual strength.
Strong El Niño development depends on ocean heat stored below the surface and persistent atmospheric reinforcement such as westerly wind bursts.
Powerful events shift global rainfall, raise flood and drought risk, stress coral reefs and temporarily lift global temperatures.

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DT Editorial Team·Sep 28, 2026·via newscientist.com

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Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

Satellites Show Greenland and Antarctica Lost 12.5 Trillion Tons of Ice Since 1979

Greenland and Antarctica glaciers lost about 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice between 1979 and the study's publication.
The melted ice equals enough frozen water to cover the continental United States 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep.
Meltwater totals nearly 3 quadrillion gallons (11.3 quadrillion liters) and has raised global sea levels roughly an inch (3.1 centimeters) since 1979.
About five-sixths of the melt is caused not by hotter air but by warmer ocean water eroding ice sheets from below and the sides.

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DT Editorial Team·Sep 20, 2026·via phys.org

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Earth may have lost the Sun’s protective shield millions of years ago

NASA Studies Link Ancient Solar Activity to Earth’s Climate History

NASA-backed research says changes around the heliosphere may have influenced Earth’s ancient climate.
A separate study suggests violent eruptions from the young Sun may have helped warm early Earth.
The findings broaden climate and habitability models by adding solar and galactic context.

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DT Editorial Team·Sep 2, 2026·via sciencedaily.com

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Antarctica is offering 30 to 50 years' worth of warning on sea level rise, models suggest

Antarctica May Offer Decades of Sea-Level Warning, Study Finds

A Nature study finds Antarctic ice loss may remain predictable until mid-century.
Researchers say that could give governments 30 to 50 years of warning for coastal planning.
The work does not rule out severe long-term sea-level rise under high-emissions scenarios.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 20, 2026·via phys.org

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Damaged boreal peatlands may triple methane emissions, reshaping climate risk

Damaged boreal peatlands may be a bigger methane threat than expected

Researchers found methane emissions were much higher on disturbed seismic lines than in nearby undisturbed peatlands.
The study challenges the belief that these exploration corridors would recover naturally.
The findings could affect restoration policy and climate accounting across boreal regions.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 14, 2026·via phys.org

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A view from above of a large glacier in the ocean

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier nears a new break point

Researchers say Thwaites Glacier's eastern ice shelf is very likely to break up in 2026.
The shelf acts as a buttress, slowing the flow of land ice from one of Antarctica's most vulnerable glaciers.
A full collapse of Thwaites would take much longer, but loss of the shelf could accelerate the glacier's decline.

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DT Editorial Team·May 27, 2026·via livescience.com

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Get ready for hotter, muggier, stormier summers

MIT Study Links Sticky Summer Heat and Violent Storms to Persistent Atmospheric Inversions

MIT researchers say inversions trap both heat and moisture near the surface, intensifying humid heat waves.
The longer an inversion persists, the more energy can build before intense storms and heavy rain break it.
The pattern is becoming more common in parts of the United States as the climate warms.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via technologyreview.com

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Fifty years of measuring the world’s cleanest air still matters because baseline data is climate infrastructure

Australia’s Cape Grim station has monitored baseline air conditions for 50 years.
The site supports global tracking of human-driven atmospheric change.
Its anniversary underscores the value of long-term climate measurement infrastructure.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via phys.org

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Warming Coastal Waters Drive Up to 64% of Humid Heat Wave Increase

Rising coastal sea surface temperatures drive 50–64% of the global increase in large-scale humid heat waves since 1982
Indian Ocean warming most strongly predicts humid heat risk in South Asia and the Middle East
Ocean temperatures could become early warning indicators for widespread heat emergencies spanning multiple countries

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 25, 2026·via phys.org

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