The Antarctic ice sheet was even more unstable in the past than previously thought, and at times possibly came close to collapse, new research suggests. The findings raise concerns that, in a warmer ...

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When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ...

By bno - Mumbai bureau Sri Lanka’s recent floods have delivered one of the most widespread economic disruptions the country has faced in years, evolving rapidly from a regional disaster into a ...

The cold period of the last ice age was repeatedly interrupted by much warmer climate conditions. Scientists have long attempted to find out why these drastic temperature jumps of up to ten degrees ...

Computer simulations suggest that unstable ice at continent's edges eventually leads to metres of sea-level rise. Antarctica's Amundsen Sea region is ground zero for climate scientists worrying about ...