Swiss glaciers: Climate crisis worsens extreme heat in Europe, Swiss glaciers shrink

Swiss glaciers: Climate crisis worsens extreme heat in Europe, Swiss glaciers shrink

File photo: Swiss glaciers will lose a lot of ice this year Switzerland’s glaciers are set to lose significant amounts of ice this year as an ongoing European heatwave accelerates melting, with the country expected to see a “glacier loss day” on Monday, the second-earliest date on recordThis milestone marks the moment when all the … Read more

Is Saharan Dust Secretly Feeding the Amazon? The science behind a 10,000-mile journey |

Is Saharan Dust Secretly Feeding the Amazon? The science behind a 10,000-mile journey |

About 27 million tons of Saharan dust transports about 22,000 tons of phosphorus to the Amazon every year/Image source: NASA In 2015, scientists reported evidence that large amounts of dust from the Sahara help replenish phosphorus in the Amazon rainforest, connecting the world’s largest desert to its largest rainforest through what researchers say is one … Read more