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Countries like Spain are seeing the most extreme weather events as a result of climate change. But professionals sharing information about these events are facing the worst on social media.
No, Minnesota isn’t turning into a forest of fireworks — but the extreme cold can make trees crack loudly enough to fool your ears.
A sudden flood struck the Esentai River in Kazakhstan after the collapse of an ice dam, sharply increasing downstream flow and forcing authorities to closely monitor the situation amid an imminent risk of flooding.
Mt. Everest, the tallest peak in the world, is always seen snow-clad. But lower elevations in the Himalayan range are seeing less and less snowfall in the past few years.
In 2025, the official extinction of at least six animal species was confirmed. A short list in numbers, but profound in meaning. Life is being lost faster than we can fully comprehend.
The loss of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest is changing the behaviour of wild mosquitoes, which are beginning to feed on humans. A scientific study warns of health risks linked to deforestation and the breakdown of ecological barriers.
A synthetic skin capable of "camouflaging" itself has been created in a California laboratory. Future applications for this new technology are numerous, leaving numerous doors open.
A warm start to winter helped lift 2025 toward the top of the list of the warmest years on record for the contiguous United States. Last year also made its mark with numerous billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.
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New scientific research warns that the rapid retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet not only threatens to raise sea levels, but could also fundamentally alter the continent’s geology. These processes have the potential to trigger abrupt and difficult-to-reverse effects.