The team of researchers explored caves in Canada to look for clues left in speleothemsmineral deposits accumulated over thousands of years—that might help answer when in the past did Canadian ...

Earth passed the 1.5°C warming limit in 2024. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world.

Other reasons may include vegetation dieback (the gradual death of plant tissue) and the growing frequency of permafrost thaw. In tundra regions, average annual soil temperatures are trending toward ...

In 2016, nearly 200 world leaders pledged to do everything possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since ...

The question about methane and global warming is raised because there are multiple pollutants that drive climate change.

Thanks to climate change, thawing permafrost in the Canadian Arctic has revealed the buried remnant of a glacier that’s 770,000 years old.

The world is adept at balancing the warming gases in its atmosphere, but anthropogenic climate change is challenging this ...

A study has found that as climate change causes the Arctic permafrost to melt, pathogens may awaken and damage crops. The ...

“Permafrost thaw poses diverse risks to Arctic environments and livelihoods,” the paper, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, said. “Understanding the effects of ...

Climate change played a key role in the 'catastrophic' 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study ...

Understanding the effects of permafrost thaw is vital for informed policymaking and adaptation efforts. The international research team, which included Canadian experts, looked at areas across ...