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Mt. Everest's highest glacier lost 2,000 years worth of ice since the 1990s
By Brandon Specktor last updated
The highest glacier on Mount Everest is losing ice at an alarming rate, new research finds.
Is Atlantic hurricane season getting worse (and is climate change to blame)?
By Joshua A. Krisch published
Recent studies have linked climate change to environmental conditions that fuel hurricane season.
'Death throes' of ancient ice sheets carved hidden valleys below the seafloor
By Harry Baker published
The subterranean structures could provide clues about how modern ice sheets will react to climate change.
Climate 'points of no return' may be much closer than we thought
By Harry Baker published
A new study that reassesed decades of work of climate "tipping points" has revealed they are more numerous and closer to being triggered than researchers initially feared.
Intact WWII-era bomb discovered in Italy's River Po following extreme drought
By Brandon Specktor published
An unexploded WWII-era bomb was discovered in Italy's River Po as extreme drought lowers water levels across Europe.
Mongol Invasion in 1200 Altered Carbon Dioxide Levels
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
The Mongol invasion may have caused a small reduction in global CO2, though it was overshadowed by agriculture.
Supreme Court cripples the US government's power to fight climate change
By Brandon Specktor published
The Supreme Court ruled that the EPA can't impose nationwide greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies without express approval from Congress.
Never-before-seen microbes locked in glacier ice could spark a wave of new pandemics if released
By Harry Baker published
Climate change just got even more terrifying.
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