In a first, fly ash particles found in Antarctic ice, thousands of kilometres from potential source
The sample dated back to 1936, indicating physical markers of fossil fuel combustion have been trapped in ice layers for decades
Warming Arctic is making winter worse for eastern US; ‘bomb cyclone’ on cards
The US is bracing for an intense storm, which is expected to blast the entire east coast with frigid winds, ice and snow on Thursday
Less ice, more rain... Why a new Arctic climate can be a global watershed
Global warming has dramatically changed the region’s climate, adding a rainy season almost equal to India’s and up to 10 months …
Rising sea levels indicate new threat to Antarctic ice sheets, finds Stanford study
Enderby-Kemp, George V Land in east Antarctica most vulnerable to basal thaw or melting of ice sheets’ bed
Greenland, Antarctica lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice sheet mass in last 3 decades, accounted for quarter of global sea-level rise
The polar ice sheets store 99% of Earth’s freshwater ice on land
‘Antarctic sea ice has transitioned to a different state with less volume overall, shorter presence’
Sea ice scientist Petra Heil on consequences of low Antarctic sea ice extent & role of anthropogenic warming
Arctic sea ice loss and fierce storms leave Kivalina’s volunteer search and rescue fighting to protect their island from climate disasters
Indigenous governments, nonprofits, hunters and first responders from Iñupiaq, Yupik and Unangan communities across Alaska have long been …
Russia to bring woolly mammoths back from the dead
The government of a remote region in Siberia is planning to build a “Jurassic Park” where cloned woolly mammoth, cave lions and other …
Understanding climate change
Did climate change begin with industrialisation? How do we identify ‘bad’ climate change?
This summer was the hottest on record for the northern hemisphere, says NOAA
Planet Earth suffers third-hottest three-month season and second-warmest August, according to US’ weather agency
Can fast-moving glaciers contribute to sea-level rise?
Sea-level rise depends on how meltwater drainage operates and modulates the speeds of glaciers
A submarine robot gives close up of Doomsday glacier, finds more trouble beneath it
It is one of the glaciers on the continent that exhibits the quickest and most unstable changes
How are the Winter Olympics affected by climate change?
Warming induced by climate change is putting the snow sports industry across the world at risk, forcing governments to resort to artificial solutions
World’s oldest asteroid strike in western Australia might have triggered a global thaw
Models show that if the Yarrabubba asteroid hit an ice sheet 5 km thick, more than 200 billion tonne water vapour would be ejected
Arctic Sea ice saw largest decline in 41 years in July 2019: NCPOR
Loss of ice cover in the Arctic Sea has had strong effects on components of climate system, such as reduction of heat and momentum, water vapour &…
Melting ice effect: 3 of 4 Greenlanders want govt to consider selling sand
Sizeable portion of Greenland’s indigenous population wants their leadership to evaluate the effects of sand exports and extraction on the …
Disappearing sea ice is changing the whole ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean
A warmer Arctic could disrupt ocean circulation and global weather systems, while permafrost will continue to thaw, potentially releasing …
Smaller Himalayan glaciers more sensitive to climate change
A study shows that small and low-altitude glaciers have lost about 67 per cent of the total basin volume between 1984 and 2012
Recipe for rice
The two recently-published incomplete rice genome sequences do not in any way undermine the ten-country effort at a complete sequencing of the …
Global warming led to frequent, extreme melting of ice in Greenland over past 40 years
3.5 trillion tonnes of ice melted and flowed into the ocean over the past 10 years, raising sea levels and flood risk globally, according to a …
Why did Antarctic Larsen C ice shelf break in 2017? NASA has an answer
Melange, a collection of snow, icebergs and sea ice, has properties similar to glue: It fills cracks or gaps in ice shelves. As it grows thinner, …
Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived
Ice patches also preserve ‘ecofacts’ that trace important ecological changes, like shifting tree lines or changing animal habitats
Poaching, climate change cause sharp decline in reindeer population in Siberia
Hunting of wild reindeer in violations to timing and amount has reduced reindeer population from one million to 400,000
'The Arctic will have a whole new face by 2050'
The Arctic changes faster than any other region and is a crucial indicator of climate change. The Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway, launched a …
Global warming, sea-ice loss intensify polar bear decline
Polar bear populations are expected to decline in the Arctic Circle region, said a study published July 20, 2020 in journal Nature.