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Scientists identify tipping point for Greenland's ice sheet — and it's not far offGreenland's ice sheet has been losing a staggering amount of ice at an accelerating rate. A tipping point could come by the turn of the next century, a new study warns.
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World's glaciers are losing enough ice to fill 3 Olympic pools every second, terrifying new study findsA groundbreaking new study provides the first consistent global picture of glacier decline since 2000, revealing that glaciers across the world have lost a whopping 5% of their volume since then.
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January 2025 hottest on record despite US cold and La NiñaLa Niña and record cold temperatures in the U.S. should have made Earth cooler, but January 2025 was still the hottest on record, with an average global warming of 3.15 F (1.75 C) above pre-industrial levels.
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Alaska's ice is melting in front of our eyes, staggering satellite shots showUnusual weather patterns and climate change have been driving stark changes in the northwestern state. Now, new satellite images show the extent of this transformation.
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Greenland's ice sheet — the second biggest in the world — is cracking open at alarming speed, scientists discoverNew 3D maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet show how huge cracks in the ice that accelerate melting expanded between 2016 and 2021.
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'Extreme' warming in the Arctic as North Pole temperatures swell 36 F above averageThe North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F (20 C) in the high Arctic.
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Rat numbers are skyrocketing across US cities — and it's only going to get worseRat populations are growing in cities around the world because of climate change. A new study explains why this is happening now and what we can do about it.
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Ocean warming 4 times faster than in 1980s — and likely to accelerate in coming decadesOcean warming has more than quadrupled in recent decades and is likely to accelerate even faster if humanity fails to address climate change, scientists find.
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Catastrophic tipping point in Greenland reached as crystal blue lakes turn brown, belch out carbon dioxideRecord heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit a tipping point and began emitting carbon dioxide.
