Scientists know a current in the Atlantic Ocean could collapse suddenly as the climate changes. The question of when matters to billions of people around the globe.
"Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change"
Billions of people are in danger from climate change, U.N. report warns
The report paints a picture of a planet already transformed and teetering on the brink of widespread, irreversible damage.
Children born after 2020 will experience up to 7 times more extreme climate events
Heat waves will be the most prevalent extreme climate event.
8 key takeaways for Alaska in a major new United Nations report on climate change
The United Nations has released a major new report on climate change. It contains stark warnings on how rising emissions will affect environments across the globe — and much of Alaska.
Over 100 people rally in Anchorage as part of ‘global climate strike’
More than 100 people, mostly young students, rallied in Anchorage Friday in solidarity with an international effort for a “global climate strike” to raise awareness of climate change.
Planning underway for Mendenhall Glacier visitor improvements
Proposed changes could highlight link between greenhouse gas emissions and retreating glacier at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
It’s Clear Humans Are Changing World’s Climate, Panel Says
Declaring that “human influence on the climate system is clear,” a U.N.-assembled panel of scientists reported Friday that “it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.”