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The Doomsday Clock Is Now Two-and-a-Half Minutes to Disaster

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

The Doomsday Clock Is Now Two-and-a-Half Minutes to Disaster

Due to climate change, the prospect of nuclear war, and a political disregard for facts, the doomsday clock is now closer to midnight than any time since the 1950s.

Thousands of Acres of Western Greenland Have Been Burned by Rare Wildfires

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

Thousands of Acres of Western Greenland Have Been Burned by Rare Wildfires

Greenland is better known for its ice than fire, but across the high latitudes of the North, fires are burning at a rate unprecedented in the past 10,000 years.

The Enormous Larsen C Iceberg Is Beginning to Break Apart

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

The Enormous Larsen C Iceberg Is Beginning to Break Apart

As the Delaware-sized chunk of ice drifts out to sea, scientists are monitoring the edges of the Larsen C shelf for further signs of collapse.

Here's How Summers Will Become Hotter Around the World Due to Climate Change

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

Here's How Summers Will Become Hotter Around the World Due to Climate Change

A dozen cities around the world could heat up so much that there is currently no comparison on Earth for their projected summer temperatures.

These Satellites Help Scientists Monitor Antarctica's Collapsing Ice Shelf

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

These Satellites Help Scientists Monitor Antarctica's Collapsing Ice Shelf

Two European satellites, known as Sentinel-1, peer through clouds and darkness to provide a real-time image of the Larsen C ice shelf — the world's most-watched patch of ice.

Temperatures in Phoenix Are So Hot, Planes Can't Take Off

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

Temperatures in Phoenix Are So Hot, Planes Can't Take Off

A record heatwave throughout the West is grounding flights, which some scientists say is an example of the "hidden costs of climate change."

An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Is About to Break Off of Antarctica

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Is About to Break Off of Antarctica

The development is unfolding as President Donald Trump is poised to announce whether he will withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change.

Missing EPA Webpage Could Be Violation of Federal Law

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

Missing EPA Webpage Could Be Violation of Federal Law

The missing page, which provided students and teachers with scientific information about climate change, is the first instance of archives disappearing from an agency website during the Trump administration.

A New Breach Has Opened in Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf Crack

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

A New Breach Has Opened in Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf Crack

Scientists don’t have a timetable for when the huge piece of Larsen C could break off, but the new breach has added to its growing instability.

Trump Energy Dept. Website No Longer Mentions Paris Climate Change Pledge

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

Trump Energy Dept. Website No Longer Mentions Paris Climate Change Pledge

The edited website reflects the administration's retreat from international cooperation on reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

The Warming Arctic Ocean Is Starting to Resemble the Atlantic

Earth & Conservation

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

The Warming Arctic Ocean Is Starting to Resemble the Atlantic

As ocean warming diminishes the thickness and extent of sea ice in the Arctic from below, raising temperatures due to human-caused climate change are melting the ice from above.

The State Department Rewrote Its Climate Change Page

By Brian Kahn, Climate Central

The State Department Rewrote Its Climate Change Page

The changes reflect a major shift in US climate change policy under the administration of President Donald Trump and his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.