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![On Feb. 21, Antarctica's sea ice retreated to its lowest extent since satellite records began in 1979.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XZBhr4ncPP9HhKwhtt3kVL-320-80.jpg)
Antarctica's sea ice reaches its lowest level since records began, for the 2nd year in a row
By Harry Baker published
Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago.
![Cracks in the Thwaites Glacier of West Antarctica, which has the potential to contribute 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) of sea-level rise over several centuries, should it collapse.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qgo4hknhEvWD5kdS9aJNY3-320-80.jpg)
Doomsday Glacier is melting slower than previously thought — but it's still in big trouble
By Stephanie Pappas published
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, known as the Doomsday Glacier for the role its melt could play in global sea level rise, is melting more slowly than previously estimated, new research finds. But the glacier is still in trouble.
![A polar bear on melting ice in Svalbard, Norway.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jRKoJn879Zt2EFPbWmRw6J-320-80.jpg)
Which animals are most likely to survive climate change?
By Emma Bryce published
What animal species will survive projected future droughts, rising temperatures and habitat loss?
![A woman looks at wildfires tearing through a forest in the region of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco on Aug. 15, 2021. One of the effects of global warming will be more heat waves in some areas, a risk factor for wildfires.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MHrHHVELvZuFzvPiYKT6SB-320-80.jpg)
What are the effects of global warming?
By Alina Bradford, Stephanie Pappas last updated
Reference The effects of global warming will be far-reaching and often devastating, scientists have warned.
![Concept illustration of Global warming/climate change. Half of the Earth is one fire, whilst the other half is not - all on a black background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ZW3VY5dZJbYSD7FeAsKe6-320-80.jpg)
10 signs we got closer to climate disaster in 2022
By Tia Ghose published
Earth's climate is warming dramatically, and the signs are all around us, from vanishing glaciers to zombie viruses awakening in melting permafrost.
![In this aerial view, icebergs and meltwater are seen in front of the retreating Russell Glacier on Sept. 8, 2021 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yq5piGUmgPyVEDN4HegppS-320-80.jpg)
Greenland's glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimated
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists are getting a better handle on how fast Greenland's ice is flowing out to sea. Old models that used Antarctica as a baseline were way off the mark.
![A research vessel travels through the Arctic Ocean in October 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VaHD4ZtEpKamw3ebXYwr6L-320-80.jpg)
Surprising loss of sea ice after record-breaking Arctic storm is a mystery to scientists
By JoAnna Wendel published
Although models accurately predicted the evolution of the Arctic storm, scientists were surprised to see just how much sea ice thickness decreased in the storm's aftermath.
![Jason Elam wades through flood waters around his home after Hurricane Nicole blew ashore on Nov. 10, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwP7Ubso6mP5HP78br6Uun-320-80.jpg)
Rising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts
By Joe Phelan published
Sea levels are expected to rise around the contiguous U.S. faster than previously thought, a new NASA study finds.
![Climate activists protest in front of International Convention Center at the UN climate summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Nov. 19.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bhS2mYXAQJH4ErRfeyP7iK-320-80.jpg)
Climate summit agrees to 'historic' loss-and-damage fund — but misses warming goals
By Michael Dhar published
New fund would aid responses to floods, fires and storms. But a failure to address warming and greenhouse gas emissions undercuts the funding success, critics say.
![The burning of fossil fuels accounts for 90% of the world's carbon emissions.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ieeF8sdw6gKtpTaKuJH2nG-320-80.jpg)
Global CO2 emissions are cooking the planet and 'show no sign of decreasing,' report warns
By Joshua A. Krisch published
Staving off the worst impacts of climate change means preventing global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. But CO2 emissions are so high that we are slated to cross that line within a decade.
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