Mike Sparrow
World Climate Research Programme & Polar Focal Point @WMO #Polar #Marine #Climate #Conservation #SDGs; also #Yoga #Surfing #Snowboard ... Tweets in own capacity
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Coastal floods warning in UK as sea levels rise
Communities on the coast face "serious questions" against the background of climate change.
Mike Sparrow
Topical since I am in San Diego for the meeting of our #Climate and #Ocean project, @WCRP_CLIVAR ... Coastal floods warning in UK as sea levels rise #sealevel #climate #SDG13 #SDG14
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Antarctic temperature rises above 20C for first time on record
Scientists describe 20.75C logged at Seymour Island as ‘incredible and abnormal’
Mike Sparrow
Antarctic temperature rises above 20C for first time on record #Antarctic #Polar #Climate
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Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C
A new record set so soon after the previous record of 17.5C in March 2015 is a sign warming in Antartica is happening much faster than global average
Mike Sparrow
Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C #Antarctica #Polar
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Global warming is speeding up Earth‘s massive ocean currents
Rising winds boost flows in tropics and Southern Ocean
Mike Sparrow
Global warming is speeding up Earth‘s massive ocean currents sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/g… #Ocean #SDG14
19d
World's biggest iceberg makes a run for it
About a quarter of the size of Wales, the A68 iceberg is about to enter the open ocean.
Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice May Affect Tropical Weather Patterns
A new study finds a possible link between Arctic warming and more frequent El Niños in the Central Pacific.
Mike Sparrow
Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice May Affect Tropical Weather Patterns insideclimatenews.org/news/26012020/… #Arctic #Climate #Weather #Polar #SDG13
26d
Journey to the 'doomsday' glacier
Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "doomsday glacier", is reported to be melting quicker than previously thought - scientists are now trying to find out why.
Mike Sparrow
Antarctica melting: Journey to the 'doomsday' glacier : bbc.com/news/science-e… #Antarctica #Climate #SDG13 #Polar #Thwaites #SeaLevel
28d
The race to decipher how climate change influenced Australia’s record fires
Researchers have started an attribution study to determine how much global warming is to blame for the blazes that have ravaged the continent.
Mike Sparrow
The race to decipher how climate change influenced Australia’s record fires nature.com/articles/d4158… #Australia #Climate #SDG13
30d
Unusual Arctic warming explained by overlooked greenhouse gases
More than ozone holes: These gasses also cause warming in the north
Mike Sparrow
Unusual Arctic warming explained by overlooked greenhouse gases sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/u… #Arctic #Greenhouse #polar #climate
30d
Last decade confirmed as warmest on record
Global data from three agencies also shows that 2019 was the second warmest year since 1850.
Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates
Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases
Mike Sparrow
Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates #ocean #climate #SDG13 #SDG14
42d
Executive Secretary, International Arctic Science Committee
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) seeks an Executive Secretary full time to direct the IASC Secretariat, to guide IASC activities and to manage IASC finances.
William and Kate offer prize to 'repair the Earth'
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge unveil a global prize to tackle climate issues in the next decade.
Mike Sparrow
Earthshot Prize: William and Kate launch prize to 'repair the Earth'#climate #Earthshot
55d
Submarine to explore why Antarctic glacier is melting so quickly
Scientists reach remote Thwaites glacier, vanishing at increasing rate, for mission
Mike Sparrow
Submarine to explore why Antarctic glacier is melting so quickly #Thwaites #Antarctica #SeaLevel #climate #SDG13 #Polar
59d
Hot blob: vast patch of warm water off New Zealand coast puzzles scientists
Area of water in the Pacific Ocean is 6C hotter than normal, possibly due to a lack of wind in the region
Mike Sparrow
Hot blob: vast patch of warm water off New Zealand coast puzzles scientists (with quotes from @CubaRaglanGuy and @WMO) #ocean #SDG14
60d
How Africa will be affected by climate change
The African continent is more vulnerable than any other region to the world's changing weather patterns.
'The closest thing on Earth to interplanetary travel'
Justin Rowlatt lands in a dazzling white and blue world to join scientists checking up on Antarctic ice.
Met Office: Warming trend will continue in 2020
Next year is expected to be another warm year, extending the series of the hottest on record.
Mike Sparrow
And it continues...Met Office says warming trend will continue in 2020 #climate #ClimateChange #sdg13
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