FNASA image showing the calving on the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland A 119-square-kilometer (46-square-mile) iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken off Greenland's Petermann Glacier, report researchers from…
Researchers expected the shrinking ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland to eventually become the greatest contributor to the world's rising sea levels; they just didn't expect it to happen so…
Government officials are pointing to the drought and wildfires in Russia, and the floods across Central and East Asia as consistent with climate change predictions. While climatologists say that a…
Over the past ten years scientists have measured increasing ice loss along southern Greenland. Now a new study in Geophysical Research Letters shows that the ice loss has spread north…
An iceberg the size of Luxembourg broke off from Antarctica after it was hit by another iceberg, reports Reuters. The separation could impact ocean circulation and affect marine life say…
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has found that every ice front in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula—the coldest part—has been retreating overall for the past sixty years with…
The Dalai Lama has given up taking baths in favor of showers and makes certain all lights are off when he leaves a room to help lower his carbon footprint,…
The most recent survey among the ice fields atop Mount Kilimanjaro found that the ice atop Africa's most famous mountain could be gone in twenty years—and maybe even sooner. Published…
NOAA offers "dramatic evidence" of Arctic warming (10/16/2008) Fall air temperatures 9°F (5°C) above normal, the second lowest-ever extent of summer sea ice, and the melting of surface ice in…
Living in isolation for millions of years, cut off from sunlight and oxygen, surviving by breathing iron beneath an Antarctic glacier—such are the conditions of newly-discovered microbes living under Taylor…
If nations worked together to produce large cuts in greenhouse gases, the world would be saved from global warming's worst-case-scenarios, according to a new study from the National Center for…
Peru seeks $200 million to cut deforestation to zero in 10 years Peru seeks $200 million to save its rainforests mongabay.com December 8, 2008
NOAA offers "dramatic evidence" of Arctic warming NOAA offers "dramatic evidence" of Arctic warming mongabay.com October 16, 2008
99% of Alaska's large glaciers are retreating 99% of Alaska's large glaciers are retreating mongabay.com October 6, 2008
Earth already committed to 2.4-dgree C rise from climate change Earth already committed to 2.4-dgree C rise from climate change Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September 15, 2008 Air pollution masking full…
Study confirms strong link between CO2 and climate over 70,000 years Study confirms strong link between CO2 and climate over 70,000 years mongabay.com September 11, 2008 Analysis of ice core…
Sea level rise likely limited to 2-6 feet by 2100 Forecast sea level rise may be overestimated by some models mongabay.com September 4, 2008 Global sea level rise is unlikely…
Canada's ice shelves lost 23% of their area this summer Canada's ice shelves lost 23% of their area this summer mongabay.com September 3, 2008 A 19-square-mile (50 sq km) chuck…
NASA images reveal two massive glaciers breaking apart in Greenland NASA images reveal two massive glaciers breaking apart in Greenland mongabay.com August 22, 2008 Two of Greenland's largest glaciers are…
Water held in man-made reservoirs is masking the true extent of sea level rise from melting ice and thermal expansion, report scientists writing in the journal Science. The researchers, from…
NASA: warming is causing Greenland ice to melt faster than expected NASA: warming is causing Greenland ice to melt faster than expected mongabay.com February 21, 2008 Warming air temperatures are…
Despite crocs in the Arctic, glaciers existed during extreme warming 90M years ago Despite Arctic crocodiles, glaciers existed during extreme global warming 90M years ago mongabay.com January 10, 2008 Massive…
Lack of A-bomb signatures suggest 50 years of shrinking Tibetan glaciers Lack of A-bomb signatures suggest 50 years of shrinking Tibetan glaciers By Earle Holland, Ohio State University December 30,…
Scientists: cut emissions now to avoid climate tipping point Scientists: cut emissions now to avoid climate tipping point mongabay.com December 14, 2007 Countries need to act soon to cut carbon…
Future Ice Age Put on the Back Burner Future Ice Age Put on the Back Burner Joshua S Hill, special to mongabay.com August 30, 2007 Dr Toby Tyrrell of the…
