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What will happen to the Greenland ice sheet if we miss our global warming targets

It’s hard to overstate how crucial Greenland, and its kilometres-thick ice layer, is to climate change. If all that ice melted, the sea would rise by about seven metres – the height of a house.

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What does a red weather warning from the Met Office mean and is it dangerous?

Here is everything you need to know about what a Met Office red weather warning is amid new alert for parts of the Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Red weather warnings in the UK: Recent examples

Red warnings have been issued for extreme heat, wind and rain.

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See all Met Office weather warnings as Scotland prepares for Storm Babet

STORM Babet is to bring life-threatening weather to Scotland this week with the Met Office issuing several weather warnings.

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Storm Babet map reveals when and where heavy rain will hit UK

As much as 200mm of rain is expected to fall on central and eastern areas of Scotland and there is a possibility of 70mph gale-force winds affecting northern parts of the UK

The Independent UK

Storm Babet map reveals when and where heavy rain will hit UK

As much as 200mm of rain is expected to fall on central and eastern areas of Scotland and there is a possibility of 70mph gale-force winds affecting northern parts of the UK

The Independent UK

Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average

Climate crisis blamed for extreme heat in African country, which has recorded temperatures of 43C

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First post-monsoon cyclone of the year brewing over Arabian Sea

Cyclone brewing in Arabian Sea may trigger above-normal rainfall in Kerala; another system may form in Bay of Bengal. IMD predicts cyclone, if formed, to move towards Oman/Yemen coast; may take recurve towards Gujarat/Pakistan. Positive IOD (+1.850C) favours cyclogenesis. NE monsoon likely to arrive by Oct 23-25; SW monsoon to…

The Hindu

Railways comes up with innovations to tackle freezing of water in winter

Indian Railways designs indigenous innovations to maintain water and fuel in sub-zero temps for USBRL project. Double-walled composite insulated water tanks and heated pipes with distributed heating system and geysers to heat water at point of use for toilets & fuel tanks. USBRL to be functional by Mar '19.

The Hindu

The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record

The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona's most populous county has now soared over 360

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong's hottest summer fell hardest on most vulnerable

Joe Wong sweats through his days as a cleaner in a Hong Kong housing complex, laboring in narrow, stuffy corridors that this summer and last were the worst he’s known. He finds what relief he can in a resting area where a fan offers a breeze and a refrigerator holds…

The Independent UK

Antarctic Ice Shelves Pour 66.9 Trillion Tonnes Of Fresh Water Into Oceans

Melting ice shelves and global warming cause significant loss, threatening ocean circulation.

Zenger

Northeast monsoon likely to set in over T.N. between October 23 and 25

Northeast monsoon to set in TN Oct 23-25; wet weather to continue till Oct 19. Cyclonic circulation to bring light-moderate rain, heavy intensity in some districts. IMD predicts normal rainfall Oct-Dec. Light-moderate rain in Chennai till Sun.

The Hindu

UK weather: Met Office says unseasonal warm spell to end this weekend

Heavy rain forecast in the south with parts of rural and northern Scotland expected to have overnight snow

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Arctic winds to bring in colder temperatures after ‘unseasonably warm’ start to October

Highs of 14ºC and 11ºC forecast for Saturday and Sunday

The Independent UK

Parts of UK could see frost and snow this weekend as temperatures plummet

Northern and rural areas of Scotland could experience minus 4C temperatures and snow overnight on Friday into the weekend.

Salon

Are volcanoes causing climate change?

Volcanoes emit climate-altering gases that actually cool the planet instead of heating it, unlike fossil fuels

The Independent UK

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

Smoke from forest fires covered large swaths of the Brazilian Amazon as the region endures one of the worst droughts on record, with many rivers at historically low levels

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The Guardian - UK

Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists find

Study finds more than 40% of ice shelves have shrunk, with millions of tonnes of freshwater entering ocean

The Independent UK

Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.

A new study finds that four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time

The Guardian - AU

Hailstorm frequency has increased by 40% around Sydney and Perth since 1979

Scientists say climate change may bring a decrease in frequency of hail activity but an increase in severity

The Conversation

What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don't all agree

Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter ahead in the southern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. They anticipate more storms in the U.S. South and Northeast, and warmer, drier conditions across the already dry Pacific Northwest and the upper Midwest.

The Independent UK

Lidia dissipates after killing 1, injuring 2 near Mexico resort, Atlantic sees Tropical Storm Sean

Lidia has dissipated after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta

The Conversation

Here's what's driving the record autumn heat (it's not just carbon emissions)

Climate scientists have detected a striking jump in global temperatures during 2023. September was 1.75°C above Earth’s pre-industrial average temperature and a whole half-degree celsius warmer than the previous hottest September.

The Conversation

What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast

Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean or estuaries into freshwater systems. The seawater that has crept up the Mississippi River in the summer and early fall of 2023 is a reminder that coastal communities teeter in a fragile land-sea balance.

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