An expert has revealed the catastrophic impact on the U.S. if all glaciers melted overnight. As global warming continues, the ...

Glacier melting is having real-world effects, demonstrating how much damage climate change can do. "There's a tide gauge down at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal," said Bell. "And sea levels have just ...

Outrageous? Yes. But a United States of all Americas and including Greenland would be the first truly planetary North-South ...

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...

Winter turned over seasonal duties to spring on March 19, the vernal equinox. Day and night were roughly equal. The days will ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

Since satellites began tracking it, Arctic sea ice's winter peak has shrunk by an area about the size of Pakistan.

The amount of water stored on lands across Earth’s continents has declined at such staggering levels that changes are likely irreversible while humans are alive, a study published Thursday found.

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.