As recently as the 1990s, when the Greenland Ice Sheet and the rest of the Arctic region were measurably thawing under the ...
In a study published Sept. 10, improved technology indicated that ice loss in western Antarctica is driven primarily by ...
At the end of September, cold air at high altitudes above Antarctica had soared to more than 60 degrees above normal. It is a phenomenon known as "sudden stratospheric warming," and even though they ...
Temperatures above Antarctica have risen by 30C, in a rare event that could potentially flip Australia's spring weather for ...
In the Antarctic winter, this upper atmosphere normally stays near –55°C, held by strong polar winds and the absence of sunlight ...
Climate models suggest that climate change could reduce the Southern Ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2). However, ...
The stratospheric polar vortex high above Antarctica has rapidly heated up. These sudden bursts of heat can bring rapid weather changes in Australia ...
Penguins walking across sea ice by a large iceberg in front of Thwaites Ice Shelf, a large, unstable mass of ice that extends from the West Antarctic ice sheet into the sea. Most of the Earth’s fresh ...
Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet ...
Discover the Earth's most extreme wind phenomena. Explore the top 10 windiest places, from Antarctica's Commonwealth Bay to ...