Formerly secret Camp Century in Greenland was abandoned beneath ice and snow. But the ice is melting, and biological, chemical and nuclear waste may be released as early as 2090.
Greenland's ice sheet insulates its own bottom layer, which is warmed from below by Earth's heat. Which bottom layers are now thawed, and which are still frozen?
Yellowstone supervolcano could deposit ash across the U.S. Northwest, clogging rivers and streams and affecting agriculture. How much advance warning might we have?