Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States.

Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets

A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ...

Walking On Antarctic Sea Ice: ‘A Universe of White’

Bad weather has postponed attempts to set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier. So researchers got onto the sea ice and met a ...
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Entering the Antarctic Sea Ice, and a New World

After 10 days with only the open ocean and the occasional iceberg at our sides, sailing into the sea ice felt like crossing into a whole new realm. By Raymond Zhong Reporting from the icebreaker Araon ...
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Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for winter blast

About 230 million people will face temperatures of 20 degrees or colder and about 150 million likely will be hit by snow and ...

Critical Atlantic Ocean currents kept going during last ice age, microfossils suggest

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty ...

'A sea of people': Thousands turn out for anti-ICE march in downtown Minneapolis

A huge crowd gathered in downtown despite plunging wind chills.

Amplifying feedbacks could drive Greenland ice sheet to near-complete disappearance

Greenland, which has been prominently in the news in recent days, hosts a vast ice sheet. If it melts, it will become one of ...