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A $65 trillion bill hides under the Arctic seabed
A Nature paper priced one Arctic methane scenario at $65 trillion. Igor Semiletov explains why the shallow Siberian shelf is where it could start.
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A One-Meter Sea Rise Is Cheap for Dubai and Final for Tiny Islands
A meter of sea level rise in a century is a building project for rich coasts and an eviction notice for small poor islands, says oceanologist Alexander Osadchiev.
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A Patch of Arctic Sea Boils Like a Jacuzzi, and It Keeps Growing
Off the Siberian coast, patches of sea over a kilometre wide bubble with methane, and the biggest are growing. Why the climate's methane count may be too low.
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In 2021 a lid of fresh water slid toward the Atlantic. Nobody noticed
In 2021 the Arctic let go of a freshwater lid that could have stopped water sinking in the North Atlantic. An oceanologist explains why we barely noticed.
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