Melting sea ice is a global problem with far-reaching consequences. As the Arctic and Antarctic lose ice faster than expected ...

New research shows polar ice sheets may begin irreversible collapse even at 1.5°C warming - putting millions at risk.

A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water farther north. But our new research published ...

As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set. Such a practice gives credit to data set producers and advances principles of transparency and reproducibility. Other ...

Abstract: High-resolution aerial photographs of Arctic region are a great source for different sea ice feature recognition, which are crucial to validate, tune, and improve climate models. Melt ponds ...

With blankets, snow machines, and limited funding, a small team of scientists is testing a desperate plan to slow the collapse of one of China’s most vulnerable glaciers.

A paper in the journal Nature titled “Warming of +1.5 °C is too high for polar ice sheets,” shows the Paris Accord targets ...

If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt ...

The world's two gigantic ice sheets are in greater peril from global warming than previously thought, a study published May ...

Nearly 200 countries have pledged to try to keep the planet's warming to 1.5C, but the researchers warn that this should not ...