According to a new study, the average westerner’s carbon emissions destroy 30 square metres of Arctic sea ice every year.
With current efforts to cut emissions, the Arctic will lose all its ice in summer within about 20 years.
Plummeting Arctic sea ice cover is one of the most obvious signs of climate change and is increasingly linked to extreme weather events.
Nov 05, 2016
Paris Climate Deal Comes into Force
The Paris agreement on climate change has come into force.
Governments have agreed to keep the global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels - and preferably 1.5 degrees.
The deal agreed in the French capital less than a year ago commits governments to moving their economies away from fossil fuels.
Oct 28, 2016
World's Largest Marine Reserve Created
A remote and largely pristine stretch of ocean off Antarctica has received international protection, becoming the world's largest marine reserve as a broad coalition of countries came together to protect 598,000 square miles of water.
The Ross Sea is home to some 16,000 species.
Oct 27, 2016
World Wildlife Population Falls by 58%
As per a report, global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970.
The Living Planet assessment, by the Zoological Society of London and WWF, suggests that if the trend continues the decline in wildlife populations could reach two-thirds among vertebrates by 2020.
Animals living in lakes, rivers and wetlands are suffering the biggest losses.
Oct 26, 2016
Undersides of Antarctic Ice Sheets are Melting
According to the study, a massive chunk of glacier that hangs off Antarctica’s western edge has lost up to half a kilometre in thickness in the seven.
This irreversible change is happening most likely due to warming of climate. The glaciers of this region are thinning more quickly than scientists thought.
The Smith Glacier, spilling into the Amundsen Sea, shed up to 70 metres (230 feet) per year between 2002 and 2009.
More Corals are Dying
As per reports, more corals are dying and others are succumbing to disease and predators after the worst-ever bleaching on Australia`s iconic Great Barrier Reef.
It is the third time in 18 years that the World Heritage-listed site, which teems with marine life, has experienced mass bleaching after previous events in 1998 and 2002.
Though researchers are still assessing the final death toll from bleaching in the north, it is already clear that this event is much more severe than the two previous ones.
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