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New research shows that climate systems like sea ice and permafrost may shift abruptly, even at 1.5°C (2.7°F) of warming.

Deteriorating conditions in the state’s prisons and climate change could be a potentially deadly combination, advocates warn.

The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, overconsumption and drought, a new study has found. Arid land areas are ...

Now, a new study that examines the world’s total supply of fresh water — accounting for its rivers and rain, ice and aquifers together — warns that Earth’s most essential resource is quickly ...

Advocates in beverage alcohol weigh in on the benefits and drawbacks of the massive new legislation ...

Glaciologists working in Norway's Svalbard archipelago utilize satellite imaging technology to map expeditions and study ...