Profound changes are underway in Earth's oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean
- Written by: Robert Kopp, Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Director, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University
What might seem like small changes, like a degree of warming, can have big consequences.AP Photo/John McConnicoHumans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns in a...
