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Octopuses May Go Blind As Climate Change Sucks Oxygen Out of the Ocean

By Brandon Specktor published

When the oceans lose oxygen, squids lose their vision.

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The Green New Deal Doesn't Go Far Enough. Here's Why (Op-Ed)

By Peter Fiekowsky, President of Healthy Climate Alliance last updated

The Green New Deal is not enough; we need to set a specific target for carbon dioxide levels here on Earth.

Bill Nye talks climate change on "Tonight with John Oliver."

Bill Nye Brings Out the F-Bombs and a Blowtorch to Talk Climate Change

By Elizabeth Howell published

Science popularizer Bill Nye told viewers of a popular late-night show that Earth is "on [expletive] fire" while lighting a globe with a blowtorch.

Carbon Dioxide Soars to Record-Breaking Levels Not Seen in at Least 800,000 Years

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

"If you do the math, well, it's pretty sobering"

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Scientists Discovered a 2,624-Year-Old Tree in a North Carolina Swamp. Climate Change Could Kill It.

By Brandon Specktor published

A tree grows in North Carolina, and it has been growing there for a long, looooooong time.

Residents in Jakarta stay on the second floor of their house amid floodwaters due to heavy rainfall in on April 26, 2019.

Indonesia's Massive Capital Is Sinking Into the Sea. So, the Country Wants to Move It.

By Jeanna Bryner published

Jakarta could be underwater in just decades.

A polynya in Antarctica's Weddell Sea.

Mystery Sea Opened Up During the Antarctic Winter. Now, Scientists Know Why.

By Stephanie Pappas published

In 2017, the open sea grew nearly 100 times its size in just a month.

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Alaska's Excelsior Glacier Is Being Replaced by a Lake 5 Times the Size of Central Park

By Brandon Specktor published

A glacier is on its deathbed, and this newly formed lake is the proof.

Emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica.

Why Do All the Babies in This Massive Penguin Colony Keep Drowning?

By Rafi Letzter published

The second-largest emperor penguin colony in the world appears to be collapsing, after rough seas drowned all of its babies three winters in a row.

The Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn as Hurricane Sandy approached on Oct. 29, 2012.

The Ocean’s Biggest Waves Are Getting Even Bigger

By Rafi Letzter published

The tallest ocean waves on Earth will only get bigger in the coming years, researchers expect.

Tropical islands and atolls in Maldives from aerial view.

Scientists on a Sailboat Just Found Nearly 200,000 Viruses Hiding in Earth's Oceans

By Rafi Letzter published

The boat, named the Tara, has given scientists an unprecedented, detailed map of viruses in the marine ecosystem.

Deforestation, among other human activities, is threatening species' habitats.

Up to 1 Million Species Are at Risk of Extinction, and It's All Our Fault

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

More than 1 million species could go extinct, UN report finds.

At the beginning of the Quaternary period, glaciers crept down from Greenland to coveThis photo shows a glacier in North Greenland.

Greenland's Ice Sheet Was Growing. Now It's in a Terrifying Decline

By Rafi Letzter published

Greenland's ice sheet has undergone a stunning reversal in the last 46 years, as a meticulous new study documents.

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Gallery: America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2019

By Stephanie Pappas published

The nonprofit American Rivers lists these 10 waterways as the most at-risk in the country.

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The World's Glaciers Are Sponging Up Loads of Nuclear Fallout, But You Shouldn't Worry — Yet

By Brandon Specktor published

There's more nuclear fallout trapped in the world's glaciers than anywhere besides disaster sites like Chernobyl, new research finds.

A Pacific walrus rests at the top of steep cliffs in Russia.

Is Climate Change Really Causing Walruses to Jump Off Cliffs?

By Rafi Letzter published

Here's what that shocking, brutal scene from the Netflix nature documentary "Our Planet" really means.

Gorner glacier in the European Alps.

In Photos: The Vanishing Glaciers of Europe's Alps

By Megan Gannon published

Half of the ice stored in the Alps will be gone by 2050. Here's a look at what's vanishing.

New climate models have shown that if little is done to curb carbon emissions and slow global warming, about 95 percent of the ice volume of the glaciers in the European Alps will be lost by the end of the century.

Glaciers in European Alps Could Disappear by 2100

By Megan Gannon published

Even if humans manage to prevent further global warming, the glaciers will still lose half their volume by 2050.

An image on the left shows the iced-over Bering Sea this time of year in 2014. On the right is the Bering Sea melted as of Sunday, March 31.

The Bering Sea Should Be Frozen Right Now. It Isn't.

By Rafi Letzter published

We're witnessing a catastrophic shift in our planet's sea ice. Here's what the latest chapter means for you.

At the beginning of the Quaternary period, glaciers crept down from Greenland to cover much of North America and northern Europe.

Humans Have Caused the Most Dramatic Climate Change in 3 Million Years

By Stephanie Pappas published

The Quaternary period has seen a lot of temperature changes, but none as quick as man-made climate change.