A new University of Oxford study has estimated the number of heat-related deaths in Zurich caused by changes in global weather patterns. What’s happening? Data collected by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment found that changing weather patterns, including extreme temperatures, caused 1,700 deaths in the Swiss canton…
Scientists have confirmed just how much of an impact melting ice and ocean warming have had on rising sea levels around the globe. What’s happening? In a new study first published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers revealed that utilizing long-term monitoring of barystatic sea level changes…
Glaciers across Europe are melting faster than anywhere else on Earth, and as global temperatures continue to rise, this concerning phenomenon shows no signs of stopping. What’s happening? NBC News reported on the dangers facing European glaciers, which are melting at a frightening pace. As one example, it pointed to Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland, which…