A Nasa satellite image from February shows the Conger ice shelf and associated fast ice pre-collapse. Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in east Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable. It was the first time scientists have seen an ice shelf collapse in this cold area of Antarctica. Photo: AP
A Nasa satellite image from February shows the Conger ice shelf and associated fast ice pre-collapse. Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in east Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable. It was the first time scientists have seen an ice shelf collapse in this cold area of Antarctica. Photo: AP
David Dodwell
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Inside Out by David Dodwell

Climate change action can’t wait for Ukraine war and pandemic to pass

  • The latest IPCC report on the increasing severity of climate change appears to have come and gone with barely any mention
  • While the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and local politics might hold our attention, the need for meaningful action on climate change grows greater

David Dodwell
David Dodwell

Updated: 5:45pm, 10 Apr, 2022

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A Nasa satellite image from February shows the Conger ice shelf and associated fast ice pre-collapse. Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in east Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable. It was the first time scientists have seen an ice shelf collapse in this cold area of Antarctica. Photo: AP
A Nasa satellite image from February shows the Conger ice shelf and associated fast ice pre-collapse. Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in east Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable. It was the first time scientists have seen an ice shelf collapse in this cold area of Antarctica. Photo: AP
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