Climate Samurai

Arctic warming will accelerate climate change and impact global economy: Study

Published On Thu, Apr 25th, 2019

by Santanu Mukherjee

Arctic warming will accelerate climate change and impact global economy: Study

Carbon released into the atmosphere by the increasing loss of Arctic permafrost, combined with higher solar absorption by the Earth’s surface due to the melting of sea ice and land snow, will accelerate climate change – and have a multi-trillion dollar impact on the world economy. A new paper in Nature Communications reveals a combination of […]

Scientists lack vital knowledge on rapid Arctic climate change

Published On Thu, Jul 19th, 2018

by CS News Network

Scientists lack vital knowledge on rapid Arctic climate change

Arctic climate change research relies on field measurements and samples that are too scarce, and patchy at best, according to a comprehensive review study from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers looked at thousands of scientific studies, and found that around 30% of cited studies were clustered around only two research stations in the vast […]