With the Earth growing hotter and the oceans becoming warmer, rising sea levels threaten islands and coastal areas.
The level of the world’s seas and oceans is rising at rates never before seen, threatening coastal cities like New York, Shanghai and Dhaka, along with the very existence of some island nations.
As with a host of other modern-day environmental calamities, the cause of the crisis is clear: the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
The U.N. weather agency says some human-induced effects will be 'irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years.'
The Arctic Council finds itself at a difficult crossroads as its member nations move to exploit the region's mineral wealth.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
