When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a system of Atlantic Ocean currents that redistributes heat and nutrients between the tropics and the North Atlantic, is one of the planet's ...
In the 1990s, the Greenland Ice Sheet as well as the rest of the Arctic region were observed to be measurably thawing as a ...
The depths of the Arctic Ocean have warmed more than scientists expected. New research has placed the blame on warmer water ...
Researchers found Antarctic melt only delays - never prevents - the AMOC’s long decline, with major impacts on weather, seas, ...
Four key climate systems are showing signs of instability and approaching tipping points with potentially abrupt and ...
Hidden beneath the pristine white surface of Antarctica and Greenland lies an invisible crisis. While most people imagine ice ...
Greenland’s melt is expected to slow the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but research suggests a collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet could in some cases prevent it from shutting down ...
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In ...
The rhythms with which the glaciers around the world change and retreat may offer clues about how ice worldwide will respond ...