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A Heat Wave Has Triggered a ‘Massive Melting Event’ in Greenland
Greenland’s ice sheet melted enough in one day to cover all of Florida in two inches of water.
A Lost Viking Mountain Pass Has Melted Out of the Ice in Norway
Climate change has exposed the epic ancient route, which was likely abandoned due to the Black Plague, revealing animal skeletons and artifacts.
NASA Reveals Shocking Ice Cap Melt in Antarctica After Record Heat
New images from Antarctica's record heat wave show the rapid greening of an island's ice cap.
We're About to Cross 9 Critical Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Say
These tipping points are now "active," scientists warn, and the rapid melting of polar ice and the loss of critical habitats could trigger an irreversible “global tipping point.”
Mongolia’s ‘Eternal Ice’ Is Melting, Revealing Ancient Artifacts
People who rely on Mongolia’s icy oases for their livelihoods and heritage “don’t have the luxury of climate denial.”
This Terrifying Video Shows Just How Bad the Ice Melt Has Gotten in Greenland
After a blazing-hot July, over 200 billion tons of Greenland's ice sheet has melted away.
NASA Discovered a ‘Disturbing’ Glacier Hole Two-Thirds the Size of Manhattan
A new study from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that 14 billion tons of ice have almost entirely disappeared from Thwaites Glacier in the last three years.
What It’s Like to Travel By Sailboat Through the Arctic
In 2016, a family of seven—including a baby—sailed through the Northwest Passage on a 50-foot boat to document climate change.
23-Million-Year-Old Leaves Helped Solve an Antarctic Climate Mystery
Carbon dioxide spiked at the same time as the rapid melt.
NASA Releases Latest Polar Ice Melt Images as Cruise Ship Heads for Northwest Passage
New data released Friday details "new normal" for sea ice, while a luxury liner will soon carve a once-impassable route through Canada's Arctic.
If We Burn All the World's Fossil Fuels, We'll Melt Antarctica & Flood the Earth
Scientists have finally answered the 'Antarctica Question,' and the answer is: Stop burning goddam coal and oil.
Obama Heads to the Arctic for a Photo Op with Our Melting Future
It’s the first time a sitting US president has visited Alaska, and it’s because the place is heating up.