"It is hard to make firm predictions, because other mechanisms may pull in the opposite direction." Scientists stunned after ...

Melting polar ice is unleashing stronger, faster currents, reshaping heat flow, nutrient pathways, and microplastic movement ...

Nearly all of the Arctic’s sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, a group of international scientists has warned. “The climate models show that unless we can stay below 1.5 degrees Celsius globally ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Among the most important data ARCSIX scientists collected in Greenland were detailed measurements ...

Melting ice is making the far north even more dangerous.

A research team has found that summer rainfall in the Arctic would increase by about 17% under 2°C global warming, approximately 16% of which is attributed to sea ice retreat. Their findings were ...

Earlier this year Arctic sea ice sank to a record low wintertime extent for the third straight year. Now NASA is flying a set of instruments north of Greenland to observe the impact of the melt season ...

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of the world, scientists announced this week. Specifically, March sea ice ...

The melting of Arctic ice has been one of the most profound ripple effects from climate change, an impact often depicted with images of a lone polar bear stranded on a dwindling piece of sea ice. Now, ...

Arctic sea ice is melting at an alarming rate this summer because of record high temperatures. The heat had an especially devastating impact in Greenland. According to NASA scientists, the ice sheet ...