Will melting glaciers cause increased seismic activity in mountainous regions? – State of the Planet

A recent study of Letters on Earth and Planetary Sciences is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate change-induced glacier melt. Scientists analyzed 15 years of seismic activity on the Grandes Jorasses, a peak that is part of the Mont Blanc massif between Italy and France, to better understand this association. This massif is…

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2006 IPCC guidelines may change national greenhouse gas inventories

Under the Paris agreement, each country must provide a reliable inventory of greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) using guidance provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Under the Enhanced Transparency Framework, each country must apply the 2006 IPCC guidelines to complete greenhouse gas inventories. The…

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