Many scientists think a key culprit was widespread volcanic activity. Global warming triggered by heavy volcanic activity is hypothesized by some scientists to have caused the end-Triassic extinction ...

China’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data ...

The oceans help modulate CO 2 levels and maintain global temperatures while transporting nutrients and supporting marine ecosystems. As the climate changes, so will the freshwater and saltwater ...

The poles are warming several times faster than the global average. Arctic ice cover, which typically peaks in March, was at an historic low for February, eight percent below average, marking the ...