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A patch of water south of Greenland and Iceland has cooled by nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. A new study suggests that it shows a crucial system of ocean currents is weakening, which could alter Earth’s climate The "cold blob," shown in blue near the top, is also called the Atlantic "warming hole." NASA SVS The ocean has been heating up over the past century, largely due to hum

It's long been known that the Vikings were the first Europeans to make the long journey to the Americas, arriving in what is now Canada sometime around the end of the first millennium. At the L'Anse aux Meadows historical site in Newfoundland, Canada, a 10th or 11th century Viking home is depicted. The settlement is the only confirmed Norse archeological site in the Americas outside of

This year's El Niño is on track to be among the strongest ever recorded. A wave of warm water and higher-than-usual sea surfaces (red) stretches across the Pacific, a few days before El Niño was declared. (Image credit: Data for the map were acquired by the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite and processed by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).NASA Earth Observatory/Lau

Scientists at Newcastle University are part of a research team that has discovered an ancient river landscape preserved beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. The landscape appears to have been formed by rivers at least 14 million years ago and possibly even before the initial growth of East Antarctic ice around 34 million years ago. It consists of ancient valleys and ridges, not dissimil

 A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Weather and Climate Extremes Archive reflects changing climate GENEVA, 14 December 2021 (WMO) – A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 Jun

Image source,Anadolu via Getty Images Image caption, In summer, full Moons appear low in the sky in the UK and can have an orange hue due to atmospheric conditions On the evenings of 29 and 30 June 2026, the full Moon will rise low above the horizon, marking the appearance of the Strawberry Moon, the first full Moon of summer. If you're a full Moon fan, summer full Moons can be an amazi

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress The Met Office has extended its red heat-health alert by 24 hours, to 11pm on Friday. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossi

An employee looks at multiple hurricane models displayed on monitors at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center in Miami on May 30, 2025. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Scientists, educators, farmers and the broader public now have a new website for climate information in the United States. The site, Climate.us, launched this we