Consequences

ISSUES

Consequences of Global Warming

Melting Ice and Sea Level
Global warming causes the glaciers to melt, thus making the level of the sea rise. This has increased by 3 mm per year since 1993; which may not sound like very much at first, but the mechanism is more complex than it seems. Indeed, the mechanical effect of the ocean’s expansion plays a large role in the phenomenon. Yet the melting of the Arctic, which is already well underway and could be finished by the end of the century, does not modify the level of the sea. It is like a floating ice-cube: it doesn’t make the glass overflow.

NEWS

Climate scientists say warming could exceed 3.5 C

China hits back at claims it is blocking climate talks

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DEBATES

Mountain forests under threat

FAO

The integrity and resilience of mountain forests is under threat from increasing temperatures and wildfires, population growth...

Fossil fuel or modern slavery ?

Slavery is often approached with a similar outlook, based...

Climate change measures must be made corruption proof

As governments prepare to spend up to US$100 billion...

FOCUS

Drunk on carbon

While forests, which store large quantities of carbon dioxide, are an important ally in the fight against climate change, they have already begun to be affected by it. Some of the effects are positive: with shorter winters, trees grow for longer periods, and with more...

VIDEOS

05/04/2012	The feature documentary SHATTERED SKY premieres at the DC Environmental...	13/02/2012	The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since...
22/12/2010	At the 2010 American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference in San Francisco,...	12/11/2010	Cool It is based upon the book of the same name and lectures by Bjorn...

GREEN TIPS

Intelligent electricity

In Washington State, an electrical network offers some 300 homes an intelligent energy supply. The principle...

INDICATORS

Carbon dioxide emissions
Ecological footprint

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