Arctic

As Glaciers Melt, the Earth’s Cryosphere Is on Thin Ice

A glaciologist and climate scientist is sounding the alarm at COP30 about the rapid shrinking of glaciers all over the world, setting the stage for flooding, sea level rise and mass migration.

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

ConocoPhillips Wants to Explore for Oil in an Arctic Wilderness

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Scientists Warn About the ‘Greenlandification’ of Antarctica

By Bob Berwyn

Human Impacts on Ocean Could Double or Triple by 2050, a New UC Santa Barbara Study Warns

By Teresa Tomassoni

After Trump Cut the National Science Foundation by 56 Percent, a Venerable Arctic Research Center Closes Its Doors

By Lisa Sorg

An Arctic Researcher Explains Yedoma, the Permafrost Keeping the Planet Livable

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Geoengineering Won’t Save Us From Global Warming, New Study Says

By Bob Berwyn

Melting on the Arctic’s Svalbard Islands Shows the Climate Future Is Now

By Bob Berwyn

Troubling Scenes From an Arctic in Full-Tilt Crisis

By Matt Simon, Grist

Melting Ice Caps Could Bring Dormant Volcanoes to Life, Research from the Chilean Andes Shows

By Bob Berwyn

Trump Officials Visit Alaska as Interior Department Pushes Proposal Rescinding Biden-era Arctic Protections

By Kate Furby

New Climate Study Highlights Dire Sea Level Warnings

By Bob Berwyn

Global Scientific Community Urges World Leaders to Transform Research Into Policy Ahead of UN Ocean Conference

By Teresa Tomassoni

Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate

By Bob Berwyn

Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change

By Peter Aldhous

Listening for Whale Sounds 1,000 feet Deep in the Antarctic Ocean

By Teresa Tomassoni

Global Warming Will Weaken Earth’s Strongest Ocean Current, New Study Predicts

By Bob Berwyn

Climate Change Could Thwart Trump’s Efforts to Occupy Greenland

By Kiley Price

New Research Led by James Hansen Documents Global Warming Acceleration

By Bob Berwyn