By Anders Lorenzen Research by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey has found that a tiny flightless midge, which has colonised Antarctica’s Signy Island, is driving fundamental changes to the island’s soil ecosystem. Graphic identifying the spread of Eretmoptera murphyi on Antarctica’s Signy Island. Graph credit: University of Birmingham. The study reveals that the non-native […]
Earth911 Podcast: Oceanographer John Englander Shares a 2023 Sea Level Rise Update
Sea level rise due to melting glaciers on Greenland and in the Arctic and Antarctic could force the relocation of 267 million people and entire cities located less than 2 meters — 6.5 feet — from today’s waterline by 2100. Oceanographer John Englander has raised the alarm about sea level rise in his books, High Tide on Main Street and […]