Climate Change

Green Impact Warming ice awakens microbes that could speed climate change

As frozen ground thaws worldwide, microbes are releasing carbon and contaminants, creating powerful feedbacks that could accelerate climate change.

Green Impact Our world is entering an ‘era of global water bankruptcy’, UN scientists declare Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Mediterranean sea faces record warming and rising climate risks Mac Oliveau

Space Slow orbital wobbles drove drastic climate swings on Earth Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Did an exploding comet end the age of the wooly mammoths? New evidence says yes Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Melting Antarctic ice could cripple a deep ocean climate engine Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Quiet cracking is destabilizing Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier leading to irreversible collapse Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, study finds Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Changing your diet could help save the world, study finds Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Scientists reveal the staggering number of insects flying in the sky above the US Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Glaciers are disappearing faster than ever, and scientists now know when the loss will peak Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Scientists find trapped heat beneath Greenland — impacting ice sheet motion and future sea level rise Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Black sea microbes stop potent nitrous oxide gas from escaping into the air we breathe Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Record-breaking heatwaves will persist for 1,000 years, study finds Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Melting polar ice supercharges ocean ‘stirring’, threatening marine climate Mac Oliveau

Green Impact New study reveals the links between climate, earthquakes and human evolution Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Artificial light pollution emerges as a major climate threat Rebecca Shavit