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Update on the Larsen-C iceberg breakaway
The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month.
Drilling down into the mysteries of the world's highest glacier
Climate change scientists are heading to the Himalayas in a bid to become the first to successfully drill through the world's highest glacier.
Discovery of 'hidden forests' adds at least 9% to global forest area
By using very high resolution satellite imagery available through the Google Earth platform, they found an additional 467 million hectacres of forest in the world's drylands.
Flood prevention measures need closer monitoring
Natural measures to manage river flooding can play a valuable role in flood prevention, but a lack of monitoring means their true potential remains unclear, researchers say.
Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests
A focus on policies to conserve tropical forests for their carbon storage value may imperil some of the world's most biologically rich tropical forests, says new research.