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Tag Archives: Polar

Greenland, the ice sheet, polar amplification and global warming.

A look at Greenland, it’s history and possible future as the ice sheet covering most of Greenland continues to melt. Global warming is having a greater impact on Greenland than the rest of the world due to Polar amplification, relating to the albedo effect and lapse rate feedback. As Greenland …

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Europe and polar regions hit worst by global warming in 2022 – BBC News

The polar regions and Europe were hit hardest by global warming in 2022, new analysis has found. The data from Copernicus, the EU’s climate monitoring service, said last year was the fifth warmest year globally. Europe experienced its warmest summer, with temperatures increasing by more than twice the global average …

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Why Our Brains Are Designed To Ignore Climate Change | Who Cares About Polar Bears? (Full Episode)

Why Our Brains Are Designed To Ignore Climate Change | Who Cares About Polar Bears? (Full Episode)

Climate change is said to be possibly the worst problem for the human psyche to handle. What is it about the human psychology that creates deniers, despairers and doers? Why is it so hard to get humanity to care enough to do something about climate change compared to other issues? …

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Polar Bears and Global Warming: Connecting the Dots to the Rest of Us

The Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment Presents “Polar Bears and Global Warming: Connecting the Dots to the Rest of Us” with Dr. Steven C. Amstrup Description The polar bear is the largest of 4-legged predators and unique in that it lives mainly on the surface of the …

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