The world’s ice sheets are on course for runaway melting, leading to multiple feet of sea level rise and “catastrophic” migration away from coastlines, even if the world pulls off the miraculous and ...

The Greenland ice sheet, one of the coldest and most remote regions of the world that serves a pivotal role in the Earth's climate, is now clearly feeling significant effects of climate change.

The ice sheet could experience runaway melting if the world overshoots climate targets, but even then quick action could stabilize it. Melting glaciers will reveal vast new ecosystems in need of ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet covers 80% of Greenland's landmass and is 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) thick at its thickest point. Water from the Greenland Ice Sheet is already the largest global source of sea ...

Chris Stokes received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (grant NE/R000824/1). Guy Paxman receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust. The eastern two thirds of Antarctica is covered ...

The Earth’s ice sheets lost enough ice over the last 30 years to create an ice cube 12 miles high, according to new research. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold almost all of the world ...