When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

This is a major red flag for scientists, especially as recent satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice hit record-breaking ...

The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

For the first time, scientists have captured detailed measurements of water vapor high above Greenland’s vast ice sheet.

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

To make matters worse, NASA scientists also discovered that, this year, summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles (1.98 million square kilometers) as of March 1, tying for "the ...

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

See All Key Ideas Earth’s frozen places — ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost — are melting: A clear sign of climate change and a planet quickly exiting the stable state that gave rise to ...

Sea ice reduction happens when more sea ice melts during the summer compared to what freezes during the winter. Last year was Earth's warmest year on record. The Global Carbon Project found that ...

Now, new geological data show that sea levels rose about 125 feet (38 meters) between 11,000 and 3,000 years ago, according ...

A study warns Earth's temperature could rise by 4.9°F by century's end, even with pollution curbs. The Arctic, warming four times faster, faces irreversible changes. Scientists urge clean energy ...