Global Warming
The World's Northernmost Permanent Settlement Set a Record High Temperature
The military installation of Alert on Ellesmere Island, 600 miles from the North Pole, hit 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit last week
Consider the Nature of Perception at Olafur Eliasson's New Show
Tate Modern retrospective features some 40 works pulled from the artist's decades-long career
Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska Wreaks Havoc on Communities and Ecosystems
Abnormally high temperatures have led to unsafe travel conditions, uncertain ecological futures and even multiple deaths
Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in Human History
Last Friday, carbon concentrations at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory topped 415 ppm
The Space Station Just Got a New Cutting-Edge Carbon Mapper
The OCO-3 instrument will watch Earth's carbon levels change throughout the day
One Million Species at Risk of Extinction, Threatening Human Communities Around the World, U.N. Report Warns
A global assessment compiled by hundreds of scientists found that humans are inflicting staggering damage on the world’s biodiversity
Ocean-Dwelling Species Are Disappearing Twice as Quickly as Land Animals
Researchers point toward marine creatures' inability to adapt to changing water temperatures, lack of adequate shelter
CO2 Levels Are as High as They Were Three Million Years Ago
The last time Earth had this much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trees were growing at the South Pole
A Network of Lakes Lies Under East Antarctica's Biggest Glacier
The water underneath the Totten Glacier may force researchers to recalculate how quickly climate change may melt the massive ice sheet
How Urban Beehives Can Help Researchers Detect Air Pollution
Trace elements found in honey may be able to lead researchers straight to the source of environmental contamination
The Risks, Rewards and Possible Ramifications of Geoengineering Earth’s Climate
Injecting aerosols into the stratosphere could help cool the planet, but scientists have yet to study exactly how such solar geoengineering would work
Ocean Heat Waves Are Threatening Marine Life, Biodiversity
Over the past three decades, Earth’s number of annual ocean heat wave days rose by more than 50 percent
Could Climate Change Make These Clouds Go Extinct?
New modeling shows that 1,200 ppm of CO2 disrupts stratocumulus cloud formation, which could lead to 14 degrees Fahrenheit of warming
The Himalayas Could Lose Two-Thirds of Its Glaciers by 2100
Even if the most ambitious global climate targets are met, the Asian mountain range is poised to lose at least one-third of its glaciers
More Than Half of All Coffee Species Are at Risk of Extinction
The popular Arabica bean, used in such rich blends as Java, is amongst the species threatened by climate change, deforestation
Antarctica’s Ice Loss Has Reached 250 Billion Tons Per Year
The continent's annual ice loss has sextupled since 1979, jumping from 40 billion tons to 250 billion tons in 2017
To Help Corals Fight Back, Scientists Are Breeding Populations Separated by Hundreds of Miles
A new study demonstrates that assisted reproduction using cryopreserved sperm leads to offspring that might be more resilient in the face of climate change
Arctic Ice Is Retreating and Reindeer Are Going With It
Herds in Canada, the U.S. and Russia have dropped by over half in 20 years—and some may not recover
Straight From a Greenland Fjord, London Installation Sends Dire Message on Climate Change
Olafur Eliasson’s ‘Ice Watch’ aims to bring viewers into direct confrontation with the devastation wrought by global warming
How Did the ‘Great Dying’ Kill 96 Percent of Earth’s Ocean-Dwelling Creatures?
Researchers say the prehistoric mass extinction event could mirror contemporary—and future—devastation sparked by global warming
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