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Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images
A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently vanished after "completely melting" away.
Earth is racing toward climate conditions that collapsed key Atlantic currents before the last ice age, study finds
Global warming during the Last Interglacial period caused so much Arctic ice to melt that Atlantic currents collapsed — and scientists say these are the conditions we could be heading toward.
'We are teetering on a planetary tightrope': Cut emissions in half right now to prevent climate catastrophe, UN warns
A new U.N. report has found the world will warm by twice the 1.5-degree-Celsius target adopted in the Paris Agreement by 2100 if countries fail to slash greenhouse gas emissions right now.
Massive blue 'melt pond' in Arctic glacier is an eerie sign of things to come
Earth from space A 2014 photo shows a massive, iceberg-littered pool of vibrant blue meltwater sitting alone on top of a glacier in Alaska. Similar "melt ponds" are becoming increasingly common in the Arctic due to climate change and are further accelerating the rate of ice loss across the region.
Polar bears are getting horrific injuries and huge 'ice balls' on their paws because of climate change, researchers say
Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to wet snow that gets stuck to the pads and freezes into blocks.
'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
A visualization from space of the Gulf Stream as it unfurls across the North Atlantic Ocean.
Fool's Gold is driving a new accelerating climate feedback loop in Canada
A hut sits at an altidue of 1,800 meters near the Mackenzie Mountains in Yukon, Canada.
30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song
Geoenvironmental scientist Hiroto Nagai used publicly available climate data from the North and South poles to compose an ominous-sounding chamber music piece.
Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn
Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter
'Precipitation, the source of all fresh water, can no longer be relied upon': Global water cycle pushed out of balance 'for 1st time in human history'
Residents of Snjay Camp in New Delhi fill plastic containers with water from a tanker in June 2026. Severe heatwaves mean that some areas of India's capital experience water shortages in the summer.
