Rising Temperatures Reawakening ‘Placid’ Alpine Glaciers

Rising Temperatures Reawakening ‘Placid’ Alpine Glaciers Environmental News from the USA:  Glaciers in Europe’s Alps are becoming more unstable and dangerous as rising temperatures linked to climate change are reawakening what was long seen as dormant, almost fossilized sheets of ice. Italy has been baking in an early summer heatwave and attention had been focused […]

Even Antarctic Snow Can’t Escape The Plastic Peril, Study Shows

Even Antarctic Snow Can’t Escape The Plastic Peril, Study Shows Environmental News from Antarctica:  Plastic has been found in the most unexpected places: in the deepest parts of the ocean, in the remote mountain air, in human blood. And now, it’s even been found in snow in Antarctica. A new study published in The Cryosphere is the […]

Europe’s Climate Policies Risk Being Weakened

Europe’s Climate Policies Risk Being Weakened, 10 Countries Warn Environmental News from Europe:  Germany, Denmark, Slovenia, and seven other European Union countries on Wednesday warned of attempts to weaken the bloc’s climate change policies, which they said are pushing negotiators towards deals that could thwart the region’s green goals. In a joint statement, the countries […]