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...
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...
Polar bears could go extinct in 80 years if global warming persists
In recent years, the rate of melting ice has been on the rise because of global warming. But the reduced amount...
Siberia hits record 100 degrees
Siberia is now setting record high temperatures. On June 20, the town of Verkhoyansk reported a temperature of...
Climate change-induced melting of mountain ice threatens global supply of freshwater
A study recently published in Nature found that glacier-based freshwater systems are highly threatened by climate...
Mountain in Sweden loses highest peak title as global warming shrinks it
Kebnekaise, the highest mountain peak in Sweden, has fallen victim to global heating. Scientists reported that...
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....
Arctic permafrost already thawing at a rate not expected until 2090
Frozen ground — called permafrost — is thawing in the Arctic up to 70 years earlier than scientists originally...
Earliest human air pollution detected in glaciers
Researchers in Peru have discovered some of the earliest evidence of air pollution, and their report reveals new...
Mount Everest's melting glaciers expose the bodies of long-lost climbers
Close to 300 climbers and explorers have died trying to summit Mount Everest, and the bodies of those that remain...
Greenland is melting four times faster than it was 15 years ago
A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found that Greenland...
Scientists warn of uncontrollable climate change amid drastic Arctic melt
Arctic scientists warn we may be headed for uncontrollable changes in the environment - and fast. Drastic Arctic...
James Hansen warns dangerous effects of climate change could hit much sooner than we think
Last year a working paper led by retired NASA scientist James Hansen incited controversy, and now, the final version...
Greenland's ice is melting faster than previously thought
Greenland's ice sheet is melting at a much faster rate than expected according to a new study released Monday in...
