Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list

Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing

Flying NASA lab peers under a melting Antarctica to study collapsing ice sheets, implications

ABOVE ANTARCTICA — Hoping to better understand how a melting Antarctica could swamp the planet, a NASA plane outfitted with lasers and ground-penetrating radar made its first flight over the icy continent on Friday.

Experts warn glaciers in Indian Kashmir melting at alarming rate due to climate change

SRINAGAR, India — Indian Kashmir’s glaciers are melting fast because of rising temperatures, threatening the water supply of millions of people in the Himalayan region, a new study by Indian scientists says.

Scientists work to unravel what’s behind Greenland’s mysterious melt, at glacial pace

HELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland — Suddenly and without warning, the gigantic river of ice sped up, causing it to spit icebergs ever faster into the ocean off southeastern Greenland.

Study says climate change threatens water, food security for 1.6 billion people in South Asia

KATMANDU, Nepal — Effects of climate change including the melting of Himalayan glaciers threaten water and food security for more than 1.6 billion people living in South Asia, according to a study released Wednesday.

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