Global sea level is influenced by certain factors. In recent years, melting ice sheets and glaciers contributed to about two-thirds of sea level rise. Another third came from ocean warming and taking ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

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

Enhanced westerly winds associated with global warming will strengthen the clockwise circulations and heat transport to the ...

Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the ...

The short answer to what is coming is about two feet by 2060, and potentially up to six feet by the century, according to the ...

Climate models have predicted that the ocean surrounding Antarctica should be warming, but new research shows that it's ...

The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is now the largest contributor to sea level rise, and scientists at UNH are traveling ...

NASA reported global sea levels rose more than expected in 2024. Hotter oceans is primary reason. Here's how sea level rise ...

Researchers say it’s particularly worrisome for agriculture, and hope their work will strengthen efforts to reduce water ...

A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...