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...
How Global Warming Can Cause Heavier Snowfalls
Residents living in the northeast quarter of the US and parts of Canada have been blasted by a rash of cold weather...