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Drastic Antarctic sea ice loss could fuel extreme weather in years ahead
By Skyler Ware published
Massive reductions in Antarctic sea ice in recent years has been correlated with more stormy days in the Southern Ocean, and could have implications for vital ocean currents.
Watch Greenland lose 563 cubic miles of ice in under 30 seconds in disturbing new time-lapse video
By Stephanie Pappas published
Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion
By Sascha Pare published
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
'An existential threat affecting billions': Three-quarters of Earth's land became permanently drier in last 3 decades
By Ben Turner published
Climate change is causing unprecedented drying across the Earth — and five billion people could be affected by 2100, a new UN report has warned.
A third of Earth's species could become extinct by 2100 if climate change isn't curbed
By Olivia Ferrari published
An analysis of research on most known species around the world finds climate change puts many species at risk of extinction, and the risk increases with more global warming.
'Ominous milestone for the planet': Arctic Ocean's 1st ice-free day could be just 3 years away, alarming study finds
By Ben Turner published
The Arctic's ice cover could dip below a crucial threshold as soon as 2027, and will do so inevitably in the next 20 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue, scientists warn.
'Cryptic carbon' may leak from volcanoes millions of years after eruptions end
By Skyler Ware, Eos.org published
Dissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below Earth's surface, contributing to prolonged warming.
Key Atlantic current is weakening much faster than scientists had predicted
By Ben Turner published
A current key to stabilizing climates across the Atlantic and beyond could be one-third weaker by 2040, a new study has revealed.
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