Global Icescapes Face Irreversible Damage As World Nears Overshoot

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International experts analyse what threatens glaciers, permafrost and the world's oceans when global warming lasts longer than 1.5 degrees Celsius

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A polar bear stands on an ice platform in the Strait of Franklin, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in 2017. AP Photo/David Goldman, File Temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit can cause irreversible ice losses and accelerate sea level rise, according to a new report prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (Pnuma) and the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI). The document brings together more than 80 sc…

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The rise in global temperatures, even brief ones, is worrying for the cryosphere and humanity.

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Over 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming will have "irreversible" consequences on glaciers, ice packs and frozen surfaces of the Earth, alert Monday two reports of the UN. They ...