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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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Trump’s science cuts could backfire on his own energy agenda

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NIH signals end to key research on climate change and health

A hurricane off the coasts of Florida and Cuba.

Forecasts warn of intensifying hurricane season as NOAA faces deep budget cuts

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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How old electric car batteries are quietly powering a cleaner future

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Paris proves cities can clear the air by kicking cars to the curb