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The extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low last month.
The mass of the Antarctic ice sheet, formed over years of snow accumulation, has been decreasing for a long time. But the warming climate began affecting the region’s sea ice cover about seven years ago.
If left unchecked, research predicts that this continued warming and ice melt could raise global sea levels by 3.3 meters.
Today, in The Conversation Canada, Marta Moreno Ibáñez from Université du Québec à Montréal points out that while this Antarctic sea ice melt has not led to sea level rise yet, it is imminent.
She says that the sustained melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could destabilize the retreat of sea ice and contribute to sea level rise for a long long time.
Also today:
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If left unchecked, the complete melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet would cause a global sea level increase of 3.3 metres in the distant future.
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Marta Moreno Ibáñez, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will contribute for a long time to sea level rise, which will test humanity’s capacity to adapt.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Squamish Nation councillor Khelsilem hold a ceremonial paddle after a groundbreaking ceremony at the First Nation’s Sen̓áḵw housing development site in Vancouver in September 2022.
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Gregory C Mason, University of Manitoba
By starting their own entrepreneurial and developmental projects, First Nations are working toward economic prosperity for their communities and furthering reconciliation.
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A common symptom of not getting enough quality sleep is ‘brain fog’ — when thoughts aren’t as clear and focused as they should be.
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Olave Krigolson, University of Victoria
We live in a world where we frequently do not get enough sleep, but we need sleep if our brains are going to stay healthy and function efficiently.
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L'interface web de DeepL, traduisant du français vers l'espagnol un court texte sur ChatGPT.
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Jean-Hugues Roy, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Éric Poirier, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Depuis l’arrivée de l’IA en traduction il y a une demi-douzaine d’années, le marché de l’emploi ne s’est pas tari, au contraire. Il en sera de même pour les métiers en apparence menacés par ChatGPT.
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Arts
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Helen Warner, University of East Anglia
Director Steven Soderbergh believes he has presented a female perspective, but all he’s done is shoot men in the same dehumanising way that has historically fetishised women
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Environment + Energy
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Tanya Latty, University of Sydney; Caitlyn Forster, University of Sydney
Tiny ants might seem like unlikely inspirations and sidekicks for a superhero, but real life ants have astonishing superpowers that make them formidable allies.
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Science + Tech
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Eleanor K. Sansom, Curtin University
Five new studies show smashing spacecraft into asteroids could be a viable way to defend Earth from threatening space rocks.
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