Greenland and Iceland experienced a record heat wave in May. Experts are concerned and have warned about the impacts of this rare weather event on the rest of the world. As The Washington Post ...

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As the Arctic warms at an unprecedented rate, a new scientific review outlines how events once considered rare — from massive ...

Sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is at one of its lowest levels on record, yet there's no unanimity on when that ice will disappear completely during summer months.

Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance ...

Overall, they saw that extreme events—atmosphere and ocean heat waves, heavy precipitation, sea ice loss and ice sheet ...

The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn.

The discovery of non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs underneath Arctic sea ice could change our understanding of the food web, as ...

Water temperatures several degrees above normal span thousands of miles, though they have mostly stopped short of the Pacific Northwest coast. Cool water welling up from the depths is thought to be ...