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 )

Polar Ice Is Melting Fast in Both Hemispheres

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 10, 2018 Two new British studies deliver ominous evidence of the long-term consequences of climate change due to the profligate use of fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Ice Depends on Half a Degree of Heat

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 4, 2018 That global temperature increment doesn’t sound like much, but it could make a world of difference to the polar ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Finishes Warmest Winter on Record

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2018 Sea ice has hit record lows for this time of year, data also show. "It's just crazy, crazy stuff," says a scientist who has been studying the polar region since 1982. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Melting Feeds on Itself

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 13, 2016 Melting sea ice is affecting the close-knit Arctic climate system in a way that will speed up warming there, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wave Impacts Speed Greenland Ice Melt

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 14, 2016 New research indicates that melting of the Northern Hemisphere’s biggest ice sheet is being accelerated by the seismic impact of waves crashing against Greenland’s coastline. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )