Historically, even during the summer, Arctic waters were frozen solid, said Swain. That’s increasingly no longer the case, and this summer, portions of the ocean basin have no ice at all.

In the atmospheric layer above it, about 10 to 30 miles up, is the stratospheric polar vortex, where every winter a sunlight-starved Arctic spins up a mass of cold air that, ultimately, dissipates ...

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The Himalayan Mountains are home to the highest peak in Mount Everest at 29,029 feet, but also to the third largest deposit of ice and snow in the world, after Antarctica and the Arctic. Now the ...

Colorado’s largest ski resort has a lot to offer in the warmer months, including scenic gondola rides, music festivals, world ...

In a landmark moment for Indian climate leadership, 25-year-old Saanya Bhandari Jain has been selected as a Next Gen Ambassador for BIG ACE 2025 — the Bears, Ice, Glaciers, Arctic Climate Expedition, ...

Today, the United States’ first gay travel company offers trips to Antarctica, New Zealand, the Galapagos Islands and Paris, among many other beloved and far-flung places. But it began 52 years ago ...

If your dream is to explore the world, you might instinctively look into airfare or the most scenic road trips as your ...

A heat dome forms when a large area of high pressure stalls in the upper atmosphere, trapping hot air underneath like a lid ...

The legislation would scale back investments in renewables and provide a production tax credit to coal companies that could ...

The unanimous CONCACAF rejection of Greenland’s bid to join the soccer confederation this month continues to reverberate ...

You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...