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Energy of '25 billion atomic bombs' trapped on Earth in just 50 years, all because of global warming
By Harry Baker published
A new study has revealed that 380 zettajoules of energy was trapped by global warming between 1971 and 2020.
![A map showing sea surface temperatures as of April 13, 2023, with warm colors indicating higher temperatures.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WzAppgEbtmTs5naVdapRm3-320-80.jpg)
The surface of the ocean is now so hot it's broken every record since satellite measurements began
By Stephanie Pappas published
The upper levels of the ocean have never been this hot. Blame the end of La Niña and the ever-present heating effect of climate change.
![Yelling, crying koala clutching to a tree as a bush fire burns in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xp4FgnJeVWYKxJY8YWq6tS-320-80.jpg)
World must act now to defuse 'climate time bomb,' UN scientists warn
By Ben Turner published
The UN's final IPCC report warns that drastic action must be taken immediately, but staving off disaster is within humanity's grasp.
![Permafrost melts into the Kolyma River outside of Zyryanka, Russia in Siberia on July 4, 2019. In a new study, researchers looked for ancient viruses in several places in Siberia, including two rivers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wsox6pkYysv9FbEdzQoSak-320-80.jpg)
'Zombie' viruses have been revived from Siberian permafrost. Could they infect people?
By Joanna Thompson last updated
Researchers have isolated viable microbes from melting permafrost after tens of thousands of years. But don't worry; they infect only amoebas.
![On Feb. 21, Antarctica's sea ice retreated to its lowest extent since satellite records began in 1979.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XZBhr4ncPP9HhKwhtt3kVL-320-80.jpg)
Antarctica's sea ice reaches its lowest level since records began, for the 2nd year in a row
By Harry Baker published
Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago.
![Cracks in the Thwaites Glacier of West Antarctica, which has the potential to contribute 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) of sea-level rise over several centuries, should it collapse.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qgo4hknhEvWD5kdS9aJNY3-320-80.jpg)
Doomsday Glacier is melting slower than previously thought — but it's still in big trouble
By Stephanie Pappas published
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, known as the Doomsday Glacier for the role its melt could play in global sea level rise, is melting more slowly than previously estimated, new research finds. But the glacier is still in trouble.
![A polar bear on melting ice in Svalbard, Norway.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jRKoJn879Zt2EFPbWmRw6J-320-80.jpg)
Which animals are most likely to survive climate change?
By Emma Bryce published
What animal species will survive projected future droughts, rising temperatures and habitat loss?
![A woman looks at wildfires tearing through a forest in the region of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco on Aug. 15, 2021. One of the effects of global warming will be more heat waves in some areas, a risk factor for wildfires.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MHrHHVELvZuFzvPiYKT6SB-320-80.jpg)
What are the effects of global warming?
By Alina Bradford, Stephanie Pappas last updated
Reference The effects of global warming will be far-reaching and often devastating, scientists have warned.
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