Drop in air pollution in India during 2020 nationwide lockdown slowed snow melting in Himalayas, finds study
Snow & ice melt reduced by more than 27 million tonnes compared to 2019
Methane time bomb ticks under melting Arctic ice
Global warming releasing large amounts of dangerous greenhouse gas from permafrost
2011: 10th warmest year on record
Arctic sea ice at its lowest in 2011, says World Meteorological Organization report
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
Individual extreme weather events can also have a much longer-term effect on the world’s largest ice sheets
Arctic could go without ice for first time by 2030 under all emission scenarios: Study
First ice-free day in the Arctic could occur over 10 years earlier than previous projections; frequency of ice-free conditions to increase …
Simply Put: Ice-free Arctic
Antarctica provides at least $276 billion a year in economic benefits to the world, new research finds
Antarctic research may have prevented significant damage to livelihoods and infrastructure across the world
Who pays and how: the COP28 dilemma of debt and equity
COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities presents an obstacle to a …
Yellowstone losing snow: Expect widespread problems for water, wildlife
Since 1950, average temperatures in the Greater Yellowstone Area have risen 1.3°C and it has lost a quarter of its annual snowfall
Antarctica, Greenland ice sheet melting matches worst-case climate change scenarios: Study
Ice sheets lose ice at rates predicted by worst-case scenarios estimated in the last report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Arctic coastline receded six times more in 2017: Study
The warming climate is increasing the summer seasons and causing storms that are washing away the coastal permafrost
We have already stepped on the minefield: Scientist on reversing global warming
Arctic Sea ice retreated record fast in spring 2020; also, the summer sea ice was only half as large as decades ago
Close shave: Giant iceberg grazes Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf
A chunk bigger than A-74 would have been knocked off the iceshelf had the impact been stronger
Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year — 2 NASA scientists explain what’s driving the overall decline
As the Arctic’s bright ice is replaced by a darker open ocean surface, less of the sun’s radiation is reflected back to space, …
Anthropocene in the Arctic
A behind the scenes account of how the scientific community came to terms with the changing landscape of the Arctic
Towards breaking point
The imminent calving of ice shelf, Larsen C, will reduce Antarctica to its smallest ever size. Is global warming responsible?
On the move: Antarctic iceberg the size of Greater London breaks away
Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf has broken off into an iceberg of 1,550 aquare kilometre size. However, the event was expected and not linked to …
Change status of emperor penguins to ‘vulnerable’: Study
The iconic Antarctic bird needs more protection if it is to survive the rapid melting of sea ice due to global warming, it says
Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
This year’s events in the Arctic are just part of the climate change story of 2020
Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks — destabilising its internal structure
This is a tragedy in making for half a billion people populating vulnerable coastal regions
Changing Arctic: New insight on freeze-melt cycle of sea ice
Accelerated warming is thinning sea ice, affecting exchange of heat between ocean and atmosphere
Mega iceberg released 158 billion tonnes of water into ocean
Over Christmas 2020, the mega iceberg hit the headlines around the world after coming worryingly close to South Georgia, raising concerns it …
Heat from the Earth’s interior causing Greenland’s ice sheet to melt: study
This is for the first time that the ice loss has been linked to escaped heat from the Earth's interior
Ice-free Arctic this summer: a possibility signalling drastic climate change
Melting of Arctic ice is having a cascading effect on tundra animals, triggering extreme weather conditions and changing landscape pattern
Mercury rising in the Arctic; scientists discover over 1.6 million tonnes in reserves
Scientists discover 793,000 tonnes of mercury in frozen permafrost soils and another 863,000 tonnes in unfrozen soils in the northern permafrost …