August 27, 2018 Glowing NASA map shows huge dust clouds swirling across Earth We live our whole lives wandering from one cloud of dust to the next. The air is full of the stuff: salt wafting in from the sea, black carbon soot from wildfires and all sorts of dusty emissions from heavy industry.
August 24, 2018 NASA will launch a laser into space next month to track Earth's melting ice NASA is preparing to launch a cutting-edge, laser-armed satellite that will spend three years studying Earth's changing ice sheets from above.
August 22, 2018 World's largest shipping company heads to Arctic as climate change may open up new routes The world’s largest container line is about to embark on a trip through the cold Arctic to test a faster shipping method that could become viable as warmer temperatures melt open the Northern Sea Route.
August 21, 2018 Arctic's oldest, thickest sea ice breaks up for first time on record The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has begun to break up, opening waters that are normally frozen, researchers say.
August 21, 2018 Melting Arctic could rapidly unlock 'deep carbon' buried in permafrost Arctic lakes could release a vast reservoir of ancient carbon buried deep under the permanently frozen ground, or permafrost, thereby accelerating climate change.
August 20, 2018 An underwater Irish canyon is sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere A research expedition to a huge underwater canyon off the Irish coast has shed light on a hidden process that sucks the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere.
August 16, 2018 Climate change risks 'devastating tsunamis' causing havoc across globe, experts warn A warning has been issued by scientists about "devastating tsunamis" caused by climate change.
August 15, 2018 The ocean's 'Twilight Zone' is affecting Earth's climate It may not be a dimension as vast as space nor as timeless as infinity, but the ocean's "twilight zone" is affecting Earth's climate, due to the heavy presence of phytoplankton in the region.
August 7, 2018 Hothouse Earth? Scientists believe planet could soon cross a threshold, leading to warmer temps and sea rise Scientists believe we could soon cross a climate threshold leading to extreme heat and catastrophic, rising seas in the decades and centuries to come.
August 3, 2018 Earth's soil is hyperventilating thanks to climate change You know it's hot out there when even the soil is hyperventilating.