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Blue Blob has slowed Iceland’s ice melt, for now
New research shows that a patch of cold water in the North Atlantic Ocean called the “Blue Blob" has temporarily slowed the melting of Iceland’s glaciers.
February 17, 2022
Less ice for mountain glaciers. What’s it mean?
A new atlas shows that there is less ice in many of the world's mountain glaciers, which will have an impact on communities that rely on that water.
February 17, 2022
Megadrought may be worst in 1200 years
The megadrought of 2000-2021 might exceed the record droughts since the year 800 CE, causing disruption to life in the American West.
February 16, 2022
Scientists forecast sea level rise of up to a foot by 2050
U.S. government agencies project that the rise in ocean height in the next 30 years could equal the total sea level rise seen over the past 100 years.
February 15, 2022
Earth’s oxygen provides new clues to alien life
Scientists announced new findings about when Earth's oxygen 1st increased in the atmosphere. The results will help scientists search for life on other worlds.
February 13, 2022
Global sea level rise: All roads lead to one conclusion
The global sea level has risen by more than an inch (3 cm) per decade since precise satellite measurements began in the 1990s.
February 12, 2022
Earthquake series was source of mysterious global tsunami
Scientists have uncovered how a complex earthquake in the south Atlantic Ocean sent an unexpected tsunami around the world in 2021.
February 10, 2022
NASA targets snowstorms in new balloon study
NASA is conducting its first study of snowstorms in the eastern United States in 30 years, with the help of scientists, weather balloons, aircraft and more.
February 9, 2022
Anak Krakatoa began a new eruption February 3
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa Volcano began a new eruption on February 3, 2022, as seen in this image shared by the European Space Agency.
February 5, 2022
Antarctica’s Larsen B embayment has disintegrated
After more than a decade in the Larsen B embayment, a large expanse of sea ice broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula in January 2022.
February 4, 2022
