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'Only one vessel—the U.S. research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer—has successfully penetrated the area's phalanx of sea ice...to reach a critical location on Thwaites, widely considered the world's most dangerous glacier.'

The BUTCHERED installation on Shell's gas platform visualizes climate damage from fossil fuel extraction, using a blood-like liquid to symbolize environmental impact.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports risk marginalizing Indigenous Knowledges due to insufficient inclusion of Indigenous writers and reviewers. Their inclusion is essential.

Oases are vital ecosystems that balance water, soil quality, and date palms, serving as ecological bulwarks against desertification and refuges for biodiversity.

NASA is officially not continuing its work studying global warming and will instead just stick to space exploration. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy stated during a live interview that all climate science will be moved aside to focus solely on exploration, citing NASA's fundamental mission.

The UK's mean temperature from 1 June to 17 August is currently 16.2°C, which is 1.6°C above the long-term meteorological average.

Communities in wet environments adapt by creating designs like circular embankments, which work with the natural ebb and flow of water, rather than trying to control it.

Antarctica's vast ice sheet stores more than 90% of the planet's surface fresh water, influencing sea levels and the atmosphere's circulation.

More than 300 people have died across South Asia after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides in recent days, leaving tens of thousands homeless.

The death toll from landslides and flash floods in Pakistan has reached at least 321 in just two days, with ongoing rescue efforts focused in the Buner district.

The western Joshua tree conservation plan compiles scientific research and traditional ecological knowledge to identify areas where the plant may thrive in a warmer future.

The Mendenhall Glacier, a vast field of ice and snow that sits north of the city in a valley, has created a natural lake that is dammed by ice.

A troubling shift in the Pacific Ocean has trapped the US in a megadrought, which scientists warn could lead to devastating wildfires, food shortages, and soaring prices for decades.

The report from the US Department of Energy states that global warming is "less damaging economically than commonly believed," which contradicts the consensus from many climate scientists.

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Researchers have developed a team of robots that can autonomously explore underground tunnels. A probe maps the interior, while rovers abseil down to explore environments.

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef experienced mass coral bleaching for the sixth time since 2016, marking the worst annual drops in coral cover recorded since monitoring began.