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As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and rainforests, change irreversibly over human lifetimes. Worse, these systems ...

Communities far from the Arctic may soon feel the ripple effects of this summer's unusual conditions in Greenland. Rising seas, higher tides during storms, and risks to food and health systems all ...

In 2014, a hidden catastrophe unfolded beneath the Greenland ice sheet. Scientists have revealed that an enormous build-up of subglacial meltwater erupted upward through tens of meters of solid ice, ...

In the 1990s, climate scientists made bold forecasts about carbon, heat, and storms. Read what science predicted and what ...

The world’s ice sheets are on course for runaway melting, leading to multiple feet of sea level rise and “catastrophic” migration away from coastlines, even if the world pulls off the miraculous and ...

A recent report redefines climate risk, highlighting real-time tipping points and the critical need for governance to address ...

Warm-water coral reefs were highlighted in the report as the planet's first ecosystem to pass its climate tipping point.

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Two studies noted that current measurements and simulations may not adequately consider processes that retain meltwater.

NASA scientists recently discovered the abandoned Camp Century, a Cold War-era U.S. military base, hidden under the ice in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: NASA scientists have found the remains of a U.S. military base buried 100 feet below the surface of the ice in Greenland. Camp Century, as it was ...