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The Conger Ice Shelf, a chunk of ice the size of Rome, suffered a collapse in East Antarctica on March 15 and may be connected to a recent heave wave.

Sudden Loss

"My god."

City-Sized Ice Shelf Collapses in Antarctica as Heat Surges

A giant hole has been discovered in an area of the Arctic known as the "Last Ice" — heating up concerns about the impacts of climate change in the region.

Grand Admiral Thaw

This is grim. 

Researchers Discover Massive Hole in the Arctic's "Last Ice"

As ice melts, the Earth's crust expands upward and outward in deformations that can span hundreds of miles and last thousands of years.

Elbow Room

As ice melts, the crust seems to warp for hundreds of miles.

Harvard Study: Melting Polar Ice Is Physically Warping the Planet

The amount of ice that melted away from Greenland in a single day would be enough to submerge all of Florida in two inches of water.

Wading Pool

"In the past decade, we've already seen that surface melting in Greenland has become both more severe and more erratic."

One Day of Greenland's Ice Melt Could Submerge Florida

Scientists have discovered an entire lake in East Antarctica has completely disappeared into the ocean — and it could be the result of climate change.

Poof!

Scientists have one solid theory as to what happened to it.

A Lake in Antarctica Has Suddenly Disappeared

A team of researchers discovered 28 never-before-seen ancient viruses in 15,000-year-old ice sourced from a Tibetan glacier.

Cold Storage

In a "worst-case scenario, this ice melt could release pathogens."

Scientists Discover Ancient Viruses Inside Glacier

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says melting sea ice in the Arctic is "opening new naval passageways and new opportunities for trade."

When Life Gives You Environmental Collapse

Where everyone else sees signs of global warming, he sees dollar signs.

Tone-Deaf US Official: Melting Sea Ice Offers Trade Opportunities

Roughly half the Arctic ice melt that's occurred over the past 37 years is due to natural variables, according to a new study.

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