Environmental News Network

10-Year Countdown to Sea-Ice-Free Arctic

If the world keeps increasing greenhouse gas emissions at its current speed, all sea ice in the Arctic will disappear in the 2030s, an event that could at best be postponed until the 2050s should emissions be somehow reduced.

Study Finds Combustion From Gas Stoves Can Raise Indoor Levels of Chemical Linked to a Higher Risk of Blood Cell Cancers

About 47 million homes use natural gas or propane-burning cooktops and ovens.

Shrinking Lakes of the Kashmir Valley

Two lakes surrounded by the high Himalaya Mountains are remnants of a much larger ancient lake in India’s Kashmir Valley.

Study Shows Ancient Alaskans Were Freshwater Fishers

A scientific team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people in the Americas.

Smoke Blankets the Upper Midwest

Smoke from intense wildland fires in Canada billowed over the upper Midwest in June 2023, causing hazy skies and hazardous air quality in Canada and across several U.S. states.