Climate change is causing the Earth's axis to shift
New research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, has revealed that massive glacial melting...
Harp seals threatened by decreasing sea ice
The migration cycle of harp seals is greatly threatened following a significant decrease in sea ice cover in Canada's...
Himalayan glacier breaks off in India, causing a deadly avalanche
An intense rescue mission has been underway in India since Sunday morning, following the break of a Himalayan glacier....
Global ice melt is in line with the IPCC worst-case scenario
Ice around the world is now melting at a record rate, according to recent research findings published in the journal The...
Climate change is leading to increased winter drownings
A new study, published in the journal PLoS One, has revealed that there is a significant relationship...
Danger looms as world's largest iceberg heads toward a critical wildlife habitat
In 2004, a giant iceberg identified as A38 grounded on the British Overseas territory of South Georgia Island....
Melting permafrost increases threat of tsunamis in Alaska
Scientists have warned that Alaska and other cold, mountainous places worldwide could experience tsunamis due to...
World's largest Arctic expedition returns with grim news
After 13 months of collecting data, history's largest Arctic research expedition returned with grim news....
Greenland ice sheet melting faster than in last 12 millennia
Greenland's massive ice sheet is melting at a rate faster than experienced in the past 12,000 years, according...
Critical Antarctic glaciers are drifting away
New findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have revealed that two of the most...
Greenland ice sheet loses record amount of ice in 2019
According to new satellite data analysis by a group of scientists, the Greenland ice sheet lost ice at a rate of...
Severe coastal floods could affect 287 million people by 2100
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports has revealed that more than 4% of the world's population...
Antarctica loses record amount of ice
A new study using satellite images of Antarctica reveals a remarkable spike in ice melt over the last five years....
Global ocean circulation may be slowing down due to Arctic ice loss
Humanity is entering a phase of grave uncertainty as rising temperatures wreck havoc on our planet. Researchers...
Watch a 3-Mile-Wide Glacier Crash into the Sea (VIDEO)
As part of his documentary filmChasing Ice, National Geographic photographer James Balog travelled around the world...
