Observing and monitoring Earth's weather patterns from space via satellites is an effective way to get big-picture views of what is happening with our climate. Scientists can use this data when they ...

Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) have said that Arctic sea ice most likely reached its yearly ...

The combined loss of sea ... NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland said in a statement. "It doesn’t bode well for the future." Sea ice that covers the Arctic plays a ...

Arctic sea ice extent for March set a record low in the 47-year satellite data record. Extent was below average everywhere ...

But rising temperatures in the Arctic are rapidly thinning the region’s sea ice. This ice normally insulates the ocean, keeping it cool. As it disappears, more heat reaches the ocean surface, ...

Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the ...

Due to warmer temperatures in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre is currently losing large amounts of sea ice. The ice helps keep the ocean cool, acting as a lid. Thinner sea ice allows more heat from ...

Melting Antarctic Ice ... loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the ... 'Glacial Fracking': A Hidden Source of ...

In 2016, the extent of sea ice in Antarctica dropped abruptly. Prior to this, the ice had been stable and slightly increasing. The loss of Antarctic ...

In the summer, when the sun’s radiation shines down on the Arctic for 24 hours a day, the ice acts as a shield, reflecting more than half of the light that hits it back into space.

Swedish photographer Christian Aslund visited the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, capturing images that recreated archive ...