Jan 29 Watch 7:04 What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its potential impact on sea levels if ice continues to melt. Miles O'Brien reports on… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Why Earth's melting glaciers matter more than we think By William Brangham, Claire Mufson, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert Ice in the Arctic and Antarctica plays a critical role in maintaining life on Earth, and it is melting faster than previously thought. This is threatening our planet with potentially massive sea-level rise, weather disruptions and further global warming. Horizons… Continue reading
Jan 21 Stretched polar vortex, moisture and a lack of sea ice all to blame for dangerous winter blast, meteorologists say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Meteorologists said the eastern two-thirds of the nation is threatened with a winter storm that could rival the damage of a major hurricane and has some origins in an Arctic that is warming from climate change. Continue reading
Jan 20 Antarctic penguins threatened as warming temperatures cause them to breed earlier, research shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 12:00 On board the voyage to Antarctica to learn why a massive glacier is melting By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin Scientists are worried about the melting of Antarctica's ice sheets and what it could mean for sea levels. There's a two-month-long journey underway to conduct research that will better explain what's happening. But it's a journey that provides no guarantees… Continue watching
Jan 14 Scientists say another hot year is a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. Continue reading
Jan 07 U.S. will leave 66 international organizations as Trump further retreats from global cooperation By Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 5:19 Onboard an expedition to study a massive, melting glacier in Antarctica By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins, Miles O'Brien, Courtney Norris Some call it the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ a vast expanse of Antarctic ice roughly the size of Florida. As temperatures rise, the Thwaites Glacier is melting fast and threatens to raise global sea levels. That’s why a team of nearly 40… Continue watching
Dec 30 These new 2026 state laws are among the first of their kind By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The first of the year brings with it a variety of new state laws on climate change, driving drunk and the minimum wage. Continue reading
Dec 30 2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The analysis from World Weather Attribution researchers, released Tuesday in Europe, came after a year when people around the world were slammed by the dangerous extremes brought on by a warming planet. Continue reading