Earth has warmest September on record, and 2020 may clinch hottest year
The planet just recorded its hottest September since at least 1880, according to three of the authoritative temperature-tracking agencies in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half Its Corals
The Great Barrier Reef, one of the earth’s most precious habitats, lost half of its coral populations in the last quarter-century, a decline that researchers in Australia said would continue unless drastic action is taken to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Canada’s last intact ice shelf broke off. It took our research station with it
Researchers studying the area in the Arctic for years describe the day of the calving event – and where they go from here.
UN warns that world risks becoming ‘uninhabitable hell’ for millions unless leaders take climate action
There has been a “staggering” rise in natural disasters over the past 20 years and the climate crisis is to blame, the United Nations said Monday.
The Arctic is in a death spiral. How much longer will it exist?
At the end of July, 40% of the 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf, located on the north-western edge of Ellesmere Island, calved into the sea. Canada’s last fully intact ice shelf was no more.
NASA Confirms Development of Record-Breaking Tropical Storm Wilfred, Ending Hurricane List
The list of hurricane names is officially used up with the development of the 23rd tropical cyclone of the year. Tropical Storm Wilfred just formed in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean today,.
The Arctic Is Shifting to a New Climate State, Scientists Find
he Arctic is transitioning from a frozen region to an entirely different climate, one dominated not by ice and snow, but by warming temperatures, open water, and rain, scientists warned in a new study.
Five cyclones churn in Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history
For only the second time in recorded history, five tropical cyclones are churning in the Atlantic Ocean at the same time.
Winter Ice Extent in the Bering Sea at Its Lowest Point in 5,500 Years
Winter sea ice in the Bering Sea hit its lowest levels in thousands of years in 2018 and 2019, scientists reported in a new study.