Major new climate study rules out less-severe global warming scenarios
The study has a message that matters a great deal: There is basically little or no chance that we are going to get lucky and...
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...