Antarctic ice melt could disrupt the world’s oceans: Study

The Straits Times | March 31, 2023

SINGAPORE – A major ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse, risking significant changes to the world’s weather, sea levels and the health of marine ecosystems, scientists say, offering a stark warning about the growing impacts of climate change.

Global warming is accelerating the melting of ice in Antarctica, and the increased amount of fresh water flooding into the ocean is disrupting the flow of the Antarctic overturning circulation, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

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World is on brink of catastrophic warming, U.N. climate change report says

The Washington Post | March 21, 2023

A dangerous climate threshold is near, but ‘it does not mean we are doomed’ if swift action is taken, scientists say

The world is likely to pass a dangerous temperature threshold within the next 10 years, pushing the planet past the point of catastrophic warming — unless nations drastically transform their economies and immediately transition away from fossil fuels, according to one of the most definitive reports ever published about climate change.

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