Despite the rapid melting of ice in many parts of Antarctica during the second half of the 20th century, researchers have found that the floating ice shelves which skirt the eastern Antarctic Peninsula have undergone sustained advance over the past 20 years.

Although vegetation is not the only type of debris caused by a hurricane, it is an important predictor of where roads will be blocked.

Some types of soil act more like concrete than a sponge, allowing water to flow off to flood streams, creeks and rivers.

Losing fur seals from the South Shetland Islands means losing crucial genetic diversity the species may need to adapt to rapid climate change.

Certain groups exposed to more air pollution than others. Cleaner fuels could help.

Göttingen University scientists identify and investigate algae which register sea water temperatures of the warmest months

Water often falls from the sky and is stored in mountains across the U.S. as snow before it melts and flows down to urban and rural communities.

Planting a tree seems like a generally good thing to do for the environment.

Wildfires and development threaten that water supply

A blizzard, multiple rainstorms, and melting winter ice swelled rivers out of their banks and across a flat floodplain in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba.