Scientists just discovered a massive new vulnerability in the Antarctic ice sheet
Denman Glacier is retreating into the deepest undersea valley in all of Antarctica. Nearly 5 feet of sea-level rise are at stake.
Amazon rainforest 'tipping point is here, it is now,' top scientists warn
Continued deforestation and other fast-moving changes in the Amazon threaten to turn parts of the rainforest into savanna, devastate wildlife and release billions of tons...
Global greenhouse-gas emissions will hit yet another record high this year, experts project
Instead of embarking on a long-awaited decline, global greenhouse gas emissions are projected to grow slightly during 2019, reaching another record high, according to a...
In fast-thawing Siberia, radical climate change is warping the Earth beneath the feet of millions VIEW
One region in eastern Siberia has warmed by more than 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit since preindustrial times — roughly triple the global average. The permafrost that...
Massive climate change already here for world’s oceans, frozen regions, report says VIEW
The warming climate is already killing coral reefs, supercharging monster storms, and fueling deadly marine heat waves and record losses of sea ice. And Wednesday's...
'Costs are enormous': $100B tab for wildfires and other extreme U.S. weather in 2018
NOAA said 14 separate weather and climate disasters, costing at least $1 billion each, hit the United States during 2018. The bulk of that damage,...
Ice loss from Antarctica has increased sixfold since the 1970s, research finds
"The places undergoing changes in Antarctica are not limited to just a couple places," said the study's lead scientist. The findings are the latest sign...
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions spiked in 2018 – and it couldn’t happen at a worse time
The findings underscore how the world's second-largest emitter, once a global leader in pushing for climate action, has all but abandoned efforts to mitigate the...