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![A view of hurricanes forming over the Atlantic Ocean, created by assembling images acquired on Sept. 6, 2017 by NASA's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RvTUWLayMb7AfEcZhp5mdK-320-80.jpg)
Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered'
By Ben Turner published
Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 — far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced.
![aerial view of chicago and lake michigan at sunset](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQ8WTtmJw4UBbT5jofmcHW-320-80.jpg)
Another major US city is sinking, and this time it's due to 'underground climate change'
By Aimee Gabay published
The ground beneath Chicago is deforming as a result of heat leaking from underground structures — a phenomenon dubbed a "silent hazard" for cities across the globe.
![closeup of the center of a brittle star from Clarion Clipperton Zone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NWKcw7bCQVgvgjoyJ7NmiA-320-80.jpg)
Will the drive for EVs destroy Earth's last untouched ecosystem?
By Kiley Price published
In the hunt for minerals needed in electric car batteries, some companies are turning to the deep sea. But mining this ecosystem could threaten its very existence.
![children in China frolic in soapy water at outdoor waterpark](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r4k6nUBmHygsVsvtzv6CjX-320-80.jpg)
Global temperatures have been the hottest on record for 3 days in a row
By Kiley Price published
The world's average temperature was the hottest on record from July 3 to July 5, 2023. Climate change and El Niño are to blame, scientists say.
![Aerial view showing smoke rising from an illegal fire at the Amazonia rainforest in Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil, on September 15, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MAFUTvpBX75NcXBxnZV2TM-320-80.jpg)
Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns
By Ben Turner published
Climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.
![the remains of the peak of a mountain in the swiss alps , with snow covered sides and a landslide in the center](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JjfJaUsbaHKorLfM7whUG5-320-80.jpg)
Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse
By Aimee Gabay published
Fluchthorn in the Silvretta Alps is now around 60 feet (19 m) shorter than it was before — and more mountains are expected to follow suit as temperatures thaw the permafrost holding them together.
![A screenshot from a NASA video shows CO2 emissions across North and South America in 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hmK7kuGhPzTQfnvNKJuptY-320-80.png)
Watch the world choke on CO2 in eerie NASA videos of manmade emissions
By Sascha Pare published
The animations highlight emissions from different human and natural sources, with the main contribution coming from the burning of fossil fuels.
![A deserted ship on a dry sand bed sits in what was the Aral Sea](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vyUsnFS985o489SBzCEgJf-320-80.jpg)
Over half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are losing water
By Kelly Oakes published
The amount lost in the last 30 years is equivalent to 17 Lake Meads — the largest reservoir in the U.S.
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