There is a general consensus about the frequency of nor’easters in a warmer world, but were still big questions about their ...

Ground slumping in yedoma permafrost after a wildfire, in the interior of Alaska. Yedoma permafrost generally contains large ...

One new study identifies a 17 percent increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another ...

Evidence of algae growth and climate simulations reveal the Arctic had seasonal ice, not a permanent ice shelf, for much of the past 750,000 years. These insights challenge long-standing theories. For ...

According to a recent study led by UW associate professors, the increase in boreal forest fires will lead to a slowdown in ...

In recent years, scientists have raised alarms about the potential collapse of key ocean currents in the Atlantic, with ...

Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but ...

Even in a warming climate, brutal cold snaps still hammer parts of the U.S., and a new study uncovers why. High above the ...

The following is the July 2, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for ...