https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/evolving-climate/RSS feed for evolving climateenFri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/antarctic-interior-hits-119-4-degrees-fahrenheit-earths-lowest-recorded-temperature-in-more-than-a-decade-180989231/The record-setting cold at the Concordia research station comes just weeks after another part of the southernmost continent experienced the opposite extreme, with winter temperatures climbing to unprecedented highsFri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/antarctic-interior-hits-119-4-degrees-fahrenheit-earths-lowest-recorded-temperature-in-more-than-a-decade-180989231/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/as-the-ocean-warms-a-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-has-puzzled-scientists-it-might-be-a-warning-sign-about-a-key-current-system-180988991/A patch of water south of Greenland and Iceland has cooled by nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. A new study suggests that it shows a crucial system of ocean currents is weakening, which could alter Earth's climateTue, 30 Jun 2026 16:17:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/as-the-ocean-warms-a-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-has-puzzled-scientists-it-might-be-a-warning-sign-about-a-key-current-system-180988991/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-super-el-nino-has-arrived-heres-how-it-might-affect-the-worlds-weather-and-economy-180988951/The naturally occurring climate pattern, characterized by warm surface water in the Pacific Ocean, that has just started could be one of the strongest ever recorded, according to expertsMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:36:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-super-el-nino-has-arrived-heres-how-it-might-affect-the-worlds-weather-and-economy-180988951/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-sudden-landslide-triggered-alaskas-2025-mega-tsunami-now-scientists-have-identified-warning-signs-to-predict-similar-events-180988797/Natural disasters like the one at Tracy Arm fjord, about 45 miles south of Juneau, could become more common as climate change alters frigid landscapes, according to researchersTue, 26 May 2026 18:23:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-sudden-landslide-triggered-alaskas-2025-mega-tsunami-now-scientists-have-identified-warning-signs-to-predict-similar-events-180988797/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sea-levels-might-be-higher-than-we-thought-putting-millions-of-people-in-the-path-of-coastal-flooding-sooner-than-expected-180988332/A lot of past research has used flawed methodology to estimate current coastal water levels, according to a new studyFri, 13 Mar 2026 15:20:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sea-levels-might-be-higher-than-we-thought-putting-millions-of-people-in-the-path-of-coastal-flooding-sooner-than-expected-180988332/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-retrieve-the-deepest-ever-rock-core-from-beneath-antarcticas-ice-it-holds-clues-about-the-earths-past-and-future-180988228/The 748-foot-long sediment core contains a record of roughly the past 23 million years, including periods when the planet's surface temperature was hotter than it is todayFri, 20 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-retrieve-the-deepest-ever-rock-core-from-beneath-antarcticas-ice-it-holds-clues-about-the-earths-past-and-future-180988228/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-polar-bears-have-been-getting-chunkier-despite-losing-their-maine-hunting-grounds-to-climate-change-180988125/The fuzzy white predators of Svalbard, Norway, have been getting fatter over the past two decades, possibly by changing their diets and hunting strategies, a new study suggestsTue, 03 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-polar-bears-have-been-getting-chunkier-despite-losing-their-maine-hunting-grounds-to-climate-change-180988125/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-american-southwests-iconic-joshua-trees-are-blooming-early-and-scientists-want-your-help-to-figure-out-why-180988069/The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to four months earlyTue, 27 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-american-southwests-iconic-joshua-trees-are-blooming-early-and-scientists-want-your-help-to-figure-out-why-180988069/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/We're living beyond our hydrological means and need to focus on long-term recovery, according to a new reportFri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-glaciers-will-survive-until-the-end-of-the-century-these-four-scenarios-show-its-not-looking-good-180987881/Researchers calculated every glacier’s lifespan and found that even at the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal, the planet would lose around half of its 200,000 glaciers by 2100Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:54:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-glaciers-will-survive-until-the-end-of-the-century-these-four-scenarios-show-its-not-looking-good-180987881/