Western Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, with countries such as France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Spain, and Switzerland suffering through sweltering heat, brought on by an abnormal high-pressure system that has parked itself over the region. Soaring temperatures have prompted heat alerts fromread more
Following an abnormally warm spring, the Arctic has lost a record amount of ice for the month of June, from both sea surface ice and glaciers in Greenland. On June 12, parts of Greenland saw temperatures rise up to 40°F (22°C) above normal, but not before the sea ice extentread more
It’s only been six weeks since our last report on the weather chaos currently gripping the planet, but the onslaught of devastating weather continues to deliver waves of heat, tornadoes, flooding, droughts, and wildfires, resulting in billions of dollars in damage, and scores of fatalities. Here’s a breakdown of theread more
Researchers with NASA’s Operation IceBridge aerial polar ice survey have discovered the presence of large meltwater pools and raging rivers across the surface of a number of Greenland’s major glaciers, a “concerning” development due to the early melt of Arctic ice in the season. Typically, this level of ice meltread more