Antarctica’s Sea Ice Has Gone From Record Highs to Near-Record Lows
Antarctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on September 14, 2026—the third-lowest maximum in the satellite record.…
NASA Satellites Reveal a Troubling New Reality in the Arctic
Arctic sea ice reaches its annual minimum extent on September 12, 2026, tying several past years for the…
Climate Tipping Points Research Has Blind Spot: Greenland Crowds Out Higher-Risk Systems
Mirko Fabian/pexels.com Climate science’s most important risk-mapping tool — the tipping-point literature — has a structural allocation problem,…
The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the…
The Purple Fabric That Could Beat the Scorching Heat
Newswise — A new purple cooling fabric developed by Chinese and Australian researchers could help people stay cooler…
A Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Just Broke Off Greenland
Petermann Glacier has shed a rare, Manhattan-sized Arctic ice island that researchers had watched develop for years. Credit:…
Adding Iron To The Ocean Can Remove CO2 – But At What Cost To Nature?
Newswise — Adding iron to the ocean can cause plankton to absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere. However,…
Global Warming Has Kicked Into Overdrive, Scientists Warn
It’s been a particularly apocalyptic summer. Relentless, record-shattering heatwaves, untamable wildfires, and deadly floods are just some of…
Unwritten Social Rules, Not Government Oversight, Help Keep Forest Land Sustainable
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Swidden agriculture — often called “slash-and-burn” — has been practiced on every inhabited…
NOAA Raises Odds of a Historic ‘Super’ El Niño
El Niño, declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just one month ago, is strengthening at…
Why Mars May Remain Uninhabitable for Centuries
Realistic image of a completely terraformed Mars. Credit: Daein Ballard Making Mars Earthlike is not impossible in principle,…
Ancient Gulf Stream Shift During Younger Dryas Offers Stark Warning for Future Climate Change
Around 13,000 years ago, as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age, much…