Greenland ice sheet melt 'off the charts' compared with past four centuries

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An aerial shot of mountains in Greenland. 2006.
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Surface melting across Greenland's mile-thick ice sheet began increasing in the mid-19th century and then ramped up dramatically during the 20th and early 21st centuries, showing no signs of abating, according to…
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Adaptation, speciation and extinction in the Anthropocene

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Humans have dramatically altered the planet over the course of a century, from the acidity of our oceans to the fragmentation of our landscapes and the temperature of our climate. More here.

Snowpack declines may stunt tree growth and forests' ability to store carbon emissions

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Hoar frost coats trees of the boreal forest in Manitoba, Canada. 

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Researchers conducting a 5-year-long study examining snow cover in a northern hardwood forest region found that projected changes in climate could lead to a 95 percent reduction of deep-insulating snowpack in forest areas across the northeastern United States by the end of the 21st century. The loss of snowpack would likely result in a steep reduction of forests' ability to store climate-changing carbon dioxide and filter pollutants from the air and water. Story here.

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Researchers say Canada’s race to conserve marine biodiversity may backfire

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Canada’s race to meet biodiversity conservation targets could jeopardize the very goal it is trying to achieve. More here.

Aerial view of the Bunsby marine park. West coast of Vancouver Island. Bc.
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