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Glacier in a Sea. Image Source: Fahad AlAni (Pexels)

Perito Moreno Glacier Retreats 2m a Year as Cascadia Earthquake Risk Grows with Sea Level Rise

Nature is sending clear warning signals from two different corners of the Americas. In Argentina, massive chunks of ice are breaking off from a historically stable glacier. Meanwhile, scientists are warning about

Govind Tekale

May 16, 2025

The Greenland Ice Sheet, Photo Source: Max Planck Gesellschaft

Climate

Microscopic Algae Accelerate Greenland Ice Melt by 10%, Darkening Surface and Raising Sea Levels

Small dark patches are appearing on Greenland‘s ice, and they’re causing big problems. These patches are actually tiny algae – microscopic plants that grow on the ice surface. New research shows these

Rahul Somvanshi

February 26, 2025

Climate·News·Ocean·Science

NASA Warns: Pacific Islands Like Tuvalu and Kiribati Could See 65+ Flood Days by 2050 With 6-Inch Sea Level Rise

Climate change is rapidly reshaping the Pacific, threatening millions of people who call these islands home. A recent NASA analysis paints a sobering picture for nations like Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji, projecting

Rahul Somvanshi

October 16, 2024

The Haji Ali Causeway, People walking out to Haji Ali Dargah along the causeway. Mumbai skyline in the background. Photot Source: Rakesh Krishna Kumar (Flicker)

Activism·Nature·Sustainability

Cities Like Los Angeles and Mumbai Are in Peril—One Billion People at Risk: Unprecedented Sea Level Rise Threatens Major Coastal Cities Worldwide

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark warning regarding the accelerating rise in sea levels, particularly in vulnerable regions like the Pacific Islands. Speaking from Tonga during the 53rd Pacific

Govind Tekale

September 13, 2024

A rocky landscape with tundra plants near the eastern coast of Greenland, similar to what the interior of the island may have looked like when its massive ice sheet melted away. (Photo Credits: Joshua Brown)

Climate·Nature·Science

Greenland’s Ice Sheet Shrinks by 90%, Revealing Ancient Seeds and a Potential Six-Meter Sea Level Threat

A new study reveals that Greenland’s ice sheet, which melted by 90% over the last million years, heightens the catastrophic risk predictions for rising sea levels. The discovery of plant, insect, and

Sunita Somvanshi

August 8, 2024

The region beneath an ice sheet where the ground-based ice meets the sea is known as the grounding zone.

Climate·News·Science

Antarctica’s Ice Loss Underestimated Threat: New Study Suggests Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Raise Sea Levels More Than Expected

Two scientists have discovered that Antarctica is heading towards uncontrollable ice melt, caused by the intrusion of warm ocean water between the ice and the land beneath it, as indicated by a

Govind Tekale

July 3, 2024

Climate·Nature·News

Antarctic’s Thwaites Poses Imminent Threat to Sea Levels: Antarctica’s Tipping Point

The pristine, frozen continent of Antarctica is facing the brunt of climate change as the situation inches towards an alarming point. The recent photographs showcase a worrisome loss in sea ice, which

Karmactive Staff

July 1, 2023

Climate·USA·Water

Rapidly Rising Sea Levels Along US Coastline Cause Concerns for Future

The Journal Nature Communications has published a new study that reveals that sea levels along the US coastline have been rising rapidly over the last 12 years. Since 2010, the coastline along

Govind Tekale

April 13, 2023

A “snowblower” hydrothermal vent spews hot water and white bits of bacterial mat that are blooming in the chemical-rich hot-spring water, showing that the lava flow that was erupted in 2011 at Axial Seamount is still cooling. Photo Source- Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Nature·News·Ocean

Axial Seamount: Oregon’s Underwater Volcano Hits 90% Pre-Eruption Level with 1,000+ Daily Quakes

Three hundred miles off Oregon’s coast, a submarine volcano is swelling with magma. Scientists monitoring Axial Seamount have recorded more than 1,000 earthquakes per day during late March and early April 2025,

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Rahul Somvanshi

May 14, 2025

The Large White Flowers Of The Key Largo Tree Cactus. Photo Credit: Susan Kolterman (Florida Museum)

Plant Life

Sea-Level Rise Destroys Only U.S. Key Largo Tree Cactus Population in Florida’s Coastal Zone

The United States has lost its only known population of the Key Largo tree cactus, marking what scientists believe is the first local plant extinction in the country directly caused by sea-level

Rahul Somvanshi

April 14, 2025