Retreat

View of the Fieschergletscher as seen from Märjelenalp. Credit: swisstopo and VAW / ETH Zurich Researchers at ETH Zurich and WSL have for the first time reconstructed the extent of Switzerland's glacier ice loss in the 20th century. For this purpose, the researchers used historical imagery and conclude that the country's glaciers lost half their volume between 1931 and 2016.…

Holgate Glacier, shown here in June 2009, terminates on the coast and is a popular kayaking destination, especially in summer when the ice is calving. Local residents had recently observed land exposed at its terminus, but the new analysis finds that the glacier has been advancing over the past 5 years. Credit: U.S. National Park Service As glaciers worldwide retreat due to climate change, managers of national parks need to…

Holgate Glacier, shown here in June 2009, terminates on the coast and is a popular kayaking destination, especially in summer when the ice is calving. Local residents had recently observed land exposed at its terminus, but the new analysis finds that the glacier has been advancing over the past 5 years. Credit: U.S. National Park ServiceAs glaciers around the world retreat due to climate change, managers of national parks need to know what’s on the horizon to prepare for the future. A new study measures 38 years of change…

Researchers found an ancient mechanism of melting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is a major driver of current melting. Credit: Linda Welzenbach, Rice University An investigation of how an Antarctic ice sheet melted thousands of years ago will improve contemporary climate models and projections of rising sea level, according to a recently published study with contributions from The University of Alabama.…

To help stem the decline swiftly, Mr. Zuckerberg is trying to revamp almost every aspect of the social-media platform’s operations, from what content is presented to users, to how digital advertising is delivered, to focusing more on video content. It all adds up to one of the biggest set of changes for the company in years, analysts say. “Meta is at an inflection point—what once seemed untouchable is showing cracks,” said Daniel Newman, a principal analyst at Futurum Research. “Meta has big problems to solve, and like it…

Eqip Sermia, like many coastal glaciers in Greenland, has retreated in the last two decades. Credit: John Erich Christian/University of Texas Institute for Geophysics/Georgia Tech More of the world's coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what's triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to pin down because of natural fluctuations in the glaciers' surroundings. Now, researchers at the University…

Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersThe Republican Attorneys General Association is hosting a private retreat for its corporate donors at a luxury resort in Florida this weekend — on the heels of the GOP's long-sought win in getting Roe v. Wade overturned by the Supreme Court.Nearly 20 corporations and trade groups are said to have RSVP'd to attend the three-day retreat, including lobbyists and executives from CNBC's…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Barrier islands protect the coastline from storms, storm surge, waves and flooding. They can act as a buffer between the ocean and beachfront property. As sea level rises, barrier islands retreat, or move closer toward the shore, which diminishes the buffer and protection. New information published today shows the retreat of coastal barrier islands will accelerate by 50 percent within a…

Gorillas is not the only rapid-delivery app that has been affected by these issues. “Rising inflation and the deteriorating macroeconomic outlook around the world have pushed all companies, especially in the tech industry and including Getir, to adjust to the new climate,” says Turancan Salur, Getir’s general manager in Europe.Companies like Gorillas and Getir planned to burn huge amounts of cash by aggressively buying-up market share, says Gevaers. “Then, at a certain moment, it's not your business but your client base…

HONG KONG—A nearly yearlong shakeout in China’s housing market is throwing up some clear winners: state-owned developers.As former industry leaders from China Evergrande Group to Sunac China default on their international bonds and suffer debilitating sales declines, some of their state-owned counterparts have been taking advantage of the sector’s dislocation to expand by acquiring more land and other assets. Developers backed by the central or local governments have dominated land auctions…