Hurricane Douglas from Space (2020)
GOES-West “Eyes” Hurricane Douglas in the Pacific, read more.
A Masterplan to Save the Human Race
We know we need to rapidly make some drastic changes - and Stanford researchers come up with a master plan.
Geological fingerprint suggests rapid glacier retreat
Geological fingerprints recorded in ocean sediments suggests glacier retreat of 50 meters a day, 18 km a year. For comparison the fastest retreating glaciers in Antarctica today are the Pope, and the Smith glacier system, retreating about 2.9 km a year.
The Denman Glacier and Shackleton Ice Shelf
Denman Glacier, located in East Antarctica retreated about 5 km in the past 20 years, critically the grounding line rests now on a 5 km wide, 1,800 m deep canyon, which goes even deeper farther inland, down to astonishing 3500 meters, the lowest point on the planet not covered by [...]
Climate Emergency, the Radical Plan to Fight the Climate Crisis
Climate emergency, the radical plan to fight climate change to avoid an uncontrollable planetary scale crisis.
The State of Sea Level Rise (2019)
The State of Sea Level Rise, is a 32 minutes in-depth feature film, documentary style, with the scope on Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise. From the early 80's until now, scientists from all over the world rushed to increase our knowledge about what maybe is among the most pronounced [...]
Unexpected Boost of Methane, Permafrost is Warming at a Global Scale
Rapid changes in the long-frozen soil are raising concerns about a surge of planet-warming greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws.
Ugo Bardi: Societal Collapse, the Seneca Effect
"Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid."
The State of Arctic Permafrost Thaw (2019)
Soil layers of permafrost that scientists expected to remain frozen for at least 70 more years have already begun melting. Read more.