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Ice melts on the tundra and thawing permafrost in Newtok, Alaska.

Melting permafrost in the Arctic could release radioactive waste and awaken sleeping viruses

By Mindy Weisberger published

Thawing permafrost driven by climate change could free decades-old radioactive material, antibiotic-resistant microbes and unknown viruses that have been frozen for millennia.

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An image taken from the International Space Station in 2011 shows Earthshine on the moon.

Climate change is making Earth dimmer

By Meghan Bartels published

Earth is reflecting less light as its climate continues to change, new research suggests.

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The thinning of ice melanges, an icy glue that fuses ice rifts back together, may play a major role in iceberg calving.

Melting ‘glue’ may have sent the world’s largest iceberg to its doom, new study finds

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The thinning of an icy "glue" that holds fractured ice together may drive ice shelf collapse in Antarctica, according to a new study.

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Ice calving from the fracture zone of a glacier crashes into the ocean in Greenland. Melting of such glacial ice is leading to the warping of Earth's crust.

Vanishing ice is warping Earth's crust

By Stephanie Pappas published

The melting of Earth's polar ice is warping the planet's crust. Here's how that's linked to climate change.

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A map of surface soil wetness in March 2021, with blue areas representing high moisture, and dark red areas representing exceptional drought.

Drought in the US Southwest is worst in recorded history

By Brandon Specktor published

The Southwestern United States is experiencing the worst drought in the region's history, a new NOAA report finds.

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A 3D illustration of a woman watching a climate change simulation of Earth.

Could climate change make humans go extinct?

By Patrick Pester published

Humanity is feeling the effects of climate change around the world, but could climate change make humans go extinct?

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EU satellite imagery shows an extreme heatwave in Greece and Turkey in early August. A new report found July 2021 to be the hottest month on Earth in recorded history.

July 2021 was officially the hottest month ever

By Brandon Specktor published

July 2021 was the single hottest month in history, according to a new NOAA report.

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A deer wanders through heavy smoke in front of a row of burned cars during the Dixie fire in Greenville, California on Aug. 6. The enormous wildfire has been burning since mid-July and is the largest in the state's history.

Human influence on global warming is 'unequivocal,' IPCC report says

By Mindy Weisberger published

Hundreds of scientists with a UN panel reviewed more than 14,000 studies documenting climate change evidence, to create a new report for policymakers worldwide.

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a visualization of ocean currents

Gulf Stream could be veering toward irreversible collapse, a new analysis warns

By Ben Turner published

Although scientists don’t fully understand the varying strengths of the factors contributing to the slowdown, all of them are linked to human-caused climate change.

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Ice receding from a glacier near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. This photo was taken during a helicopter tour of the region with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in May 2021.

'Massive melting event' strikes Greenland after record heat wave

By Ben Turner published

One estimate suggests that 13 billion tons (12 metric tons) of ice made its way into the ocean on a single day.

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