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Greenland's ice sheet is losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise
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Greenland's ice sheet is losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise

A field glaciologist explains the changes scientists are now seeing.
Resilience
shrinking sea ice extent & decreased glacier mass in Arctic

WMO provisional climate report outlines shrinking sea ice extent & decreased glacier mass in Arctic

From below-normal Arctic sea ice area to negative mass balances on the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets, the World Meteorological Organization's most recent provisional State of the Global Climate report, paints a troubling picture of the changing cryosphere.

Solutions
IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth's oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean
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IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth's oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean

Some of the climate changes will be irreversible for millennia. But some can be slowed and even stopped if countries quickly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, including from burning fossil fuels.
Impacts
Congressional hearing focuses on Earth’s changing cryosphere
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Congressional hearing focuses on Earth’s changing cryosphere

Heidi Steltzer and Pamela McElwee recently testified in front of Congress to discuss the findings of the two recently published IPCC reports.

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Mountain regions, 'taking the heat,' face growing hazards as ice melts, UN climate panel warns
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Mountain regions, 'taking the heat,' face growing hazards as ice melts, UN climate panel warns

The IPCC special report describes mounting disaster risks that connect mountains and polar regions to oceans.

Impacts
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Greenland’s ice is melting faster than we thought. Here’s why that’s scary

Greenland’s ice could raise seas by 20 feet.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Coal stockpiles strain US power sector as demand wanes

Bogotá faces water rationing

Bogotá faces water rationing

Oil pipelines stretching into the distance

Wisconsin oil spill fuels doubts over Enbridge’s pipeline safety

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People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

CLIMATE
wind turbines lined up in a green field

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

Palm trees bending in the wind

Cyclone devastates Mayotte