Environment

Unexpected Melting of Greenland Glacier Could Double Sea-Level Rise

Olivia Rosane / Common Dreams May 9, 2023 'Bad News': Unexpected melting of Greenland glacier could double sea-level rise projections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Time Is Running Out to Save Greenland

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 8, 2020 Humans may still have a short window to stop the nation's melting, preventing Arctic ice sheet collapse and devastating sea level rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Scariest Climate Stories Emerging From the Arctic

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 11, 2019 The NOAA's annual report on the Arctic contains some terrifying findings. Here are just 5 of the most worrying ones. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.N. Report Paints a Harrowing Portrait of the Planet’s Future

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Sep 25, 2019 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls for "unprecedented transitions in all aspects of society" to sustain life on earth. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Unveils ‘Game-Changing’ New Climate Plan

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Aug 22, 2019 The Vermont senator's proposal would transition the U.S. economy to renewable energy by 2050 and create 20 million jobs over a decade. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Cancels Denmark Visit Because Greenland Isn’t for Sale

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Aug 20, 2019 The president's abrupt move comes after the Danish prime minister calls his musings on buying the mostly frozen island "an absurd discussion." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George Orwell Predicted Our Current Dystopia

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Aug 19, 2019 In the real-life version of the dystopian novel "1984" we seem to be caught in, Trump is our very own idiosyncratic version of Big Brother. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Walloped by Heat Wave, Greenland Sees Massive Ice Melt

DAVID RISING / The Associated Press Aug 1, 2019 More than 10 billion tons (11 billion U.S. tons) of ice was lost to the oceans by surface melt on Wednesday alone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We Are Entering a World Without Ice

Dharna Noor / The Real News Network Jul 9, 2019 Author Dahr Jamail reflects on Alaska's unprecedented heat wave and a climate crisis that will only grow more dire in the coming decades. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Greenland Is on Track to Lose All Its Ice

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 8, 2019 If melting goes on at its present rate, the icy island nation could be in serious trouble in the long term. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sticking to Climate Accord Could Save $20 Trillion

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 28, 2018 Holding further warming to just half a degree Celsius would avoid the calamitous global economic damage that higher temperatures would bring, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arctic Species Changing as the Climate Warms

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 23, 2018 There are more herbivores and creatures that parasitize other animals, but those that consume carrion and decomposing plants seem to be on the way down, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )