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1 month ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Shaun Eaves |Andrew M. Lorrey |Brian Anderson |Heather Purdie
By Shaun Eaves, Andrew Lorrey, Brian Anderson, Heather Purdie and Lauren Vargo of New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers. Almost 30 percent of ice volume has melted during the past 24 years and what remains is disappearing at an accelerating pace, according to a recent global assessment. Almost 300 glaciers have now vanished completely from New Zealand's mountains.
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1 month ago | 
theconversation.com | Shaun Eaves |Andrew M. Lorrey |Brian Anderson |Heather Purdie |Lauren Vargo
New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers. Almost 30% of ice volume has melted during the past 24 years and what remains is disappearing at an accelerating pace, according to a recent global assessment. Almost 300 glaciers have now vanished completely from New Zealand’s mountains. As warming temperatures melt glaciers, the ice loss has repercussions for climate and water cycles.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Shaun Eaves
Recent assessments suggest the ocean current known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, with collapse a real possibility this century. The AMOC is a globally important current in the Atlantic Ocean, where surface water moves northward as part of the Gulf Stream and transports warm water towards the Arctic. There it cools and sinks to return southward as a deep ocean current.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
phys.org | Shaun Eaves |Andrew N. Mackintosh |Helen Bostock |Joel Pedro
Recent assessments suggest the ocean current known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, with collapse a real possibility this century.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Shaun Eaves |Andrew N. Mackintosh |Helen Bostock |Joel Pedro
Recent assessments suggest the ocean current known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, with collapse a real possibility this century. The AMOC is a globally important current in the Atlantic Ocean, where surface water moves northward as part of the Gulf Stream and transports warm water towards the Arctic. There it cools and sinks to return southward as a deep ocean current. Collapse of the AMOC would have a devastating effect on climate in Europe.
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May 2, 2024 | 
phys.org | Shaun Eaves |Jamey Stutz |Kevin Norton |Pedro Doll
How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth scientists, these are important questions as we try to improve projections to prepare communities for hazardous events in the future. We rely on instrumental measurements, but such records are often short.
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May 1, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Shaun Eaves |Jamey Stutz |Kevin Norton |Pedro Doll
How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth scientists, these are important questions as we try to improve projections to prepare communities for hazardous events in the future. We rely on instrumental measurements, but such records are often short. To extend these, we use geological archives. And at the heart of this research is geochronology – a toolkit of geological dating methods that allow us to assign absolute ages to rocks.
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May 1, 2024 | 
thetimes.com.au | Shaun Eaves
How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth scientists, these are important questions as we try to improve projections to prepare communities for hazardous events in the future. We rely on instrumental measurements, but such records are often short. To extend these, we use geological archives. And at the heart of this research is geochronology – a toolkit of geological dating methods that allow us to assign absolute ages to rocks.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
phys.org | Andrew M. Lorrey |Lauren Vargo |Shaun Eaves
As the austral summer draws to a close, we are preparing to fly over the Southern Alps to survey glaciers. This annual flight supports the longest scientific study of Aotearoa New Zealand's icescapes—and it shows that all of our glaciers have retreated since 1978.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Andrew M. Lorrey |Lauren Vargo |Shaun Eaves
As the austral summer draws to a close, we are preparing to fly over the Southern Alps to survey glaciers. This annual flight supports the longest scientific study of Aotearoa New Zealand’s icescapes – and it shows that all of our glaciers have retreated since 1978. This year’s survey comes on the heels of the warmest year on record globally and the second warmest for New Zealand, which produced extreme weather events and impacts that still cut deep for many local communities.
