Antarctic Ice Shelves Melt From Below

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 16, 2013 Scientists have discovered that many Antarctic ice shelves are losing ice not just by calving icebergs but by melting from their undersides as well. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Australia’s Floods Had Global Effects

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 23, 2013 Puzzled oceanographers who wondered where the sea level rise went for 18 months now have their answer. It went to Australia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sea Levels ‘Are Set for Continuing Rise’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 16, 2013 Predictions of global temperature increase by the end of this century suggest that sea levels could rise by more than 2 meters, much higher than scientists had thought. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Greenland Faces ‘Modest’ but Risky Melt

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 10, 2013 Although scientists believe Greenland's contribution to sea level rise may be less than had been thought, they say the impacts could still be serious. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Storms, More Heat Says World Meteorological Association

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 3, 2013 In the first decade of this century global sea level rise increased at about double the rate of the preceding hundred years, the World Meteorological Organization says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americans Won’t Pay for Climate Preparations

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 30, 2013 Americans believe climate change is happening but are unwilling to pay to build sea walls and relocate coastal communities, a Stanford University poll released Thursday found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Canadian Glaciers Are Melting Fast

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 8, 2013 Many of the Canadian far north’s glaciers are likely to melt by the end of the century, making significant and irreversible sea-level rise inevitable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Polar Ice Melt Will Mean Uneven Sea-Level Rise

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 21, 2013 Research shows some parts of the world are likely to get higher sea levels than others this century, particularly along the Pacific Ocean. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Sea Levels Will Rise

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 The New York Times on Sunday published a series of maps showing coastal and low-lying areas in the United States that could be permanently flooded as sea levels rise in the coming decades and centuries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Memo to the Military: Give a Damn About the Warming Planet

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 11, 2012 Global warming could be American imperialism’s undoing if Pentagon officials don’t prepare accordingly, a group of experts effectively reported in a study warning against such “climate surprises” as natural disasters, sea-level rise, drought and epidemics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Life Is Sacred

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 3, 2012 The giddy, money-drenched, choreographed carnival in Tampa and the one coming up in Charlotte divert us from the real world -- the one steadily collapsing around us.We, as a species, may be doomed. And this is a bitter, bitter fact for a father to digest. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Massive Iceberg Cuts Loose From Greenland Glacier

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 A block of ice twice the size of Manhattan has broken loose from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. Scientists were quick to say that no single event of this kind can be attributed to climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )