AccumulationZone
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A compilation (an accumulation!) of cold, hard facts about climate science. We explain scientific news to create a line of equilibrium bridging the scientific community and the wider public.
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #glaciers
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As Mountain Glaciers Shrink, the Natural Cooling Systems That Once Shielded Them Begin to Fail
New observational research shows that glacier surfaces are becoming increasingly exposed to regional atmospheric warming.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #sealife
When the Seas Turn Silent: What Seabirds Reveal About a Changing Ocean
Ocean ecosystems, not just rising temperatures, can determine whether seabirds sink or soar in our changing climate.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #forests
#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #forests
How Climate Change Is Reshaping Europe’s Forest Economy
Europe’s forests, long seen as both carbon sinks and economic asset, could face losses exceeding €200 billion as wildfires, storms, and pests intensify under global warming.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #farming
Farming for the Future: How India’s “Zero Budget Natural Farming” Balances Profit and Planet
A landmark study finds that India’s bold agroecology experiment boosts biodiversity and farmer income without sacrificing yields.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #glaciers #shrubs
#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #glaciers #shrubs
Beneath the Frozen Surface: How Shrubs Are Changing the Arctic’s Carbon Equation
The spread of vegetation across the High Arctic may be quietly accelerating climate change.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #glaciers #lakes
Beneath the Ice: Unveiling Antarctica’s Hidden Waterways
A new study reveals 85 previously undetected subglacial lakes in Antarctica
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October 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #roads
Paved Over: How Roads Are Quietly Redrawing Earth’s Ecology
Road traffic outside cities has quietly expanded its ecological footprint, now affecting biodiversity hotspots and farmland on a planetary scale.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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#climatescience #greensky #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky
Fire in the Deep: The World’s First Hybrid Hydrothermal Vent System
A surprising discovery off Papua New Guinea reveals a rare fusion of volcanism and natural gas seepage.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky
#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky
How Deforestation and Climate Change Are Drying Out the Amazon
A new study untangles the intertwined forces reshaping the world’s largest rainforest.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky
#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky
Hot Seas, Weak Sponge: How Overheated Seas Weakened the Planet's Largest Carbon Sink
Record sea surface temperatures in 2023 weakened Earth’s largest carbon sponge.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #ipcc #sealevel
How the 1990s Sea Level Forecasts Stood the Test of Time
The decades-old climate projections of rising seas were strikingly accurate.
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September 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #landslide
Slipping Away: How Climate Change is Redefining Landslide Risks
Low-cost sensor networks may help predict shallow landslides before they strike—an urgent need as extreme weather accelerates.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #roofs #ai #deeplearning
Urban Armor: How Smarter Roofs Could Shield Cities from Climate Extremes
Scientists use deep learning to map how reflective and green roofs can help cities withstand heat, floods, and polluted air.
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August 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky
How Smarter Policy Could Make or Break Direct Air Capture
Research-driven innovation could slash the cost of direct air capture if policymakers balance near-term incentives with long-term investment.
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August 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #heatwaves
Fever Forecast: The Thermodynamic Drivers of a Warming World
A landmark study maps the dangerous rise in global heatwaves, linking climate change, water crises, and population exposure under future warming scenarios.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #electricity #NASA
#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #electricity #NASA
Lights Out, Data On: Mapping the Global Divide in Electrification
Using NASA’s Black Marble nighttime lights data, scientists reveal a pixel-by-pixel look at where electricity still doesn’t reach.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #arctic #seaice
Arctic Rebound: How Carbon Dioxide Reduction Can Restore Sea Ice
New research reveals the slow and uneven recovery of Arctic sea ice after CO2 removal, shedding light on complex regional differences and long-term climate impacts.
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July 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #wetlands #methane
Wetlands on the Boil: The Hidden Instability at the Heart of Global Methane and Carbon Cycles
New research shows that climate change is reshaping the way wetlands release greenhouse gases—making the planet’s natural carbon sinks more unpredictable, and in some cases, more dangerous.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #soot #snow #albedo #glacier
From Snowpack to Soot: Glacier Melt Decades Ahead of Schedule
A new study finds that glaciers in Western Canada, the U.S., and Switzerland have lost more than 12% of their ice in just four years—twice the rate of the previous decade.
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July 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #shower #water #wateruse
Drip by Drip: What America's Showers Say About Climate, Culture, and Conservation
A new study reveals how your morning routine is part of a much larger—and surprisingly regional—story about water use in the United States.
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June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Climate tipping points:
"As a rule, the more we learn, the closer we think the tipping points are"
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"As a rule, the more we learn, the closer we think the tipping points are"
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‘Positive cascades could help accelerate change’: social tipping points expert on fixing climate crisis
The world has been too optimistic about the risk to humanity and planet – but devastation can still be avoided, says Timothy Lenton
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Climate tipping points:
"As a rule, the more we learn, the closer we think the tipping points are"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"As a rule, the more we learn, the closer we think the tipping points are"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #greenenergy #solar #wind
#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #greenenergy #solar #wind
Gridlocked: The Hidden Vulnerability of a Solar and Wind Energy Future
Prolonged “droughts” in solar and wind power could challenge the future of clean energy in the Western U.S.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #antarctica #weather #newzealand
#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #antarctica #weather #newzealand
Cool Currents: How Antarctic Meltwater Is Changing New Zealand’s Climate Forecast
Melting Antarctic ice is quietly reshaping the winds, waters, and weather near New Zealand—with major implications for global climate projections.
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June 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #storms #weather
#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #storms #weather
Storms That Linger in a Warming World
A new study warns that a warming climate will bring high-intensity, prolonged rainfall, floods, and ozone transport to the Northern Hemisphere.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #penguin #guano #antarctica
#greensky #climatescience #climate #news #climatenews #carbon #co2 #environment #green #edusky #penguin #guano #antarctica
How Penguin Poop Powers the Polar Atmosphere
A new study links penguin colonies to particle formation in the Antarctic atmosphere—revealing how guano shapes clouds and potentially, the climate.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM