The heat that hit Svalbard in February was so intense that scientists could dig into the ground with spoons, "like it was ...

A new commentary published in Nature Communications by Dr. James Bradley, Reader in Environmental Science at Queen Mary ...

The Arctic is warming faster than many other parts of the planet. This warming is not only melting ice and snow—it’s also ...

Scientists in Svalbard were shocked to find rain and greenery instead of snow during Arctic winter fieldwork. The event highlights not just warming—but a full seasonal shift with major consequences ...

Inuit hunters threatened by a melting of the Arctic ice plan to file a petition accusing Washington of violating their human rights by fueling global warming, an Inuit leader said on Wednesday. Sheila ...

Most Arctic snow tends to fall in late autumn. It’s unknown whether enough new snow would build up after wintertime ice thickening for bears and seals to make dens in spring.

There is a general consensus about the frequency of nor’easters in a warmer world, but were still big questions about their intensity.

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Cars are buried by snow near Hamden, Conn., Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in the aftermath of a storm that hit Connecticut and much ...

In 2016, nearly 200 world leaders pledged to do everything possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since then, policymakers across the globe have designed countless laws around ...

"It was reasonable to expect it to snow forever ... they could contaminate Arctic waters and food chains — and eventually make their way into broader ocean currents. That would be bad news for human ...