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IPCC Scientist Says Climate Change Likely to Accelerate More Quickly and Be More Damaging Than Predicted

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Without decisive action, climate change this century is likely to accelerate at a much faster pace and cause more environmental damage than predicted, according to Professor Chris Field of Stanford University, and a leading member of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Chris Field.

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Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

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An understanding of the rate of carbon release is necessary to estimate the strength of positive feedback to climate change, a likely consequence of permafrost thaw. Scientists have been cautious about estimating average sea level rise this century in part because of complex processes within ice sheets.

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Study Finds East Siberian Arctic Shelf Showing Instability and Widespread Venting of the GHG Methane; Releases May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

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million square kilometer area which encompasses the Laptev, East Siberian and Russian part of the Chuckchi seas—was long thought to be an impermeable barrier sealing in methane. 4 parts per million during cold periods to.6 7 parts per million during warm periods. parts per million, the highest in 400,000 years, she said.

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Finding Battery Minerals With AI

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Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum’s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. And so the natural abundance of copper, think like 50 parts per million, 60 parts per million in the upper continental crust.