Subtropical gyres are enormous rotating ocean currents that generate sustained circulations in the Earth’s subtropical regions just to the north and south of the equator.

Forecasters are predicting a “three-peat La Niña” this year.

The ongoing drought has cut rice acreage in the Sacramento Valley in half.

Surface melt is contributing to the accelerating decline of the Greenland Ice Sheet sheet

A team of scientists, led by Professor Adam Scaife from the University of Exeter, has used state-of-the-art mathematical modelling to show how fluctuations in the length of the day can be predicted more than a year in advance – significantly longer than currently possible.

Rising sea levels from melting glaciers and ice sheets pose an increasing threat to coastal communities worldwide. 

Marine heatwaves brought about by climate change are known to be responsible for mass mortality on some of the planet’s most iconic coral reef systems.

Today, more snow than rain falls in the Arctic, but this is expected to reverse by the end of the century. 

Millions of international viewers enjoyed watching the reality TV show “Ice Road Truckers”, in which experienced truck drivers were expected to master scary challenges, such as transporting heavy supplies across frozen lakes in the remote Arctic.

Reindeer herding has a long history in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland.