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Climate Crisis Is Profoundly Disrupting Conditions in the Arctic, New Study Says
The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad consequences for people, ecosystems and wildlife.
Greenland’s Ice Sheet Has Lost Mass for the 25th Year in a Row
A new report also noted that a rain event was recorded for the first time near the apex of the ice sheet.
For First Time on Record, Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet
This “is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern," said one expert. "This is unprecedented.”
Global Wildfires Are Raging, Leaving Long-Lasting Damage
The fires do not bode well for humanity’s future.
EPA Moves to Loosen Methane Rules as Trump Opens Alaskan Rainforest
U.S.-style capitalism heeds no stop signs. It exists to plunder and to despoil for profit.
Trump’s Greenland Comments Follow Tradition of Violent Colonialism
This is no accident — Arctic ice melt has made Greenland's freshwater and mineral resources more exploitable.
Trump Claims He’s Mulling a Deal to Buy Greenland, Even Though It’s Not for Sale
The government of Greenland clarifies that, of course, it is not on the market.
In July, Greenland Lost 80 Million Olympic Swimming Pools Worth of Ice
July was the warmest month in recorded human history.
Arctic Is Thawing So Fast Scientists Are Losing Their Measuring Tools
Methane and CO2 released from the thawing permafrost will further accelerate the rate of global warming.
Global Temperature Projections Could Double as the World Burns
With a scorching start to July and wildfires raging, a new study warns about long-range high temperature projections.