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Record winter heat in Antarctica is worrying scientists
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (484+ words) The Antarctic has been experiencing alarmingly high temperatures this month. The mercury climbed to over 15 C at one weather station in June, soaring past previous winter heat records. Instead of the usual 20-centimetre blanket of snow, bare ground was visible…...
Greenland's unpredictable ice cover threatens traditional fishers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (794+ words) Fisherman Helgi "argil no longer knows what to expect on Greenland's fjords, where he spends up to five days at a time on his boat with his dog, Molly, and the ever-changing Northern Lights in the sky as company. Last…...
Will climate change really turn Iceland into "one giant glacier?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (586+ words) Like much of Europe, Iceland witnessed its hottest year in 2025 " as heat-trapping gases continue to warm the planet. According to the Icelandic Met Office, the national average temperature last year was 5. 2 C. This is a 1. 1 C increase from the average for…...
Video. Radar imagery helps farmers in cloudy Poland
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (215+ words) Euronews. com Video. Radar imagery helps farmers in cloudy Poland In northern Europe, frequent cloud cover limits the use of traditional satellite images for agriculture. Polish company Wasat uses radar-based satellite data to overcome this challenge, helping farmers use less…...
Radar imagery helps farmers in cloudy Poland
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) Farmers increasingly rely on satellite images to optimise their work. Satellite data can help track crop development and optimise the use of fertilisers. But in northern Europe, frequent cloud cover often limits the use of traditional optical satellite images. To…...
Volcano guides at Mount Etna strike over new hiking restrictions
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (701+ words) Tour guides who lead hikers up Sicily's Mount Etna have gone on strike for the first time in decades. They are protesting tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities after a round of eruptions at the giant volcano in recent weeks....
Sea levels rising faster than they have in 4, 000 years, study warns
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (460+ words) Sea levels are rising faster than at any point in the last 4, 000 years, highlighting the urgent need for "global and local" action. New research has warned that climate change and human activities are driving the surge, which poses a serious…...
Europe's Arctic communities fight to stay alive
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (667+ words) Selv'r, one of Tr'na's islands, is home to about 50 people " and a hundred sheep. Dutch engineer Thijs De Swart moved here a few years ago to become a farmer. In the past, sheep were everywhere. They grazed the grass and…...
Earlier prediction can help avoid catastrophe
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Located on the east coast of Sicily, it erupts multiple times per year - most recently in June this year. While it is somewhat possible to predict eruptions, a new study…...
WATCH: 'Record high' lava fountains in latest Kilauea volcano eruption
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been shooting new fountains of lava from its summit crater. The eruptions, which have been taking place at semiregular intervals since late last year, have been delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a fire…...