Posts Tagged ‘University of Washington’

• New study shows Antarctica is warming

  Photo credit: cloudzilla A new study, published in the journal Nature, shows that Antarctica, like the rest of the world, is warming up. The authors of the study fear that West Antarctica may have reached a “tipping point” which will …

• Half of world’s population could face climate-driven food crisis by 2100

  A recent study from the University of Washington, published in “Science”, warns that half of the world’s population will face “serious food shortages” due to climate change by 2100. The worst areas affected will be the tropics and subtropics. “Rapidly …