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Stop land damage and change food production to halt climate crisis, United Nations scientists warn in second IPCC report

Average temperature for month amid Arctic heatwave was 58.1F (14.5C), nearly 1F above previous high set in July 2004

These tiny, black, thread-like pests dig into plants and like to hang about in gangs, which is why you see so many of them. It is as if they want to be as annoying as possible.

Global warming is shrinking the permanently frozen ground across Siberia, disrupting everyday life in one of the coldest inhabited places on earth.

These changes seem to be heralding population spikes and downturns for a number of species like walleye pollock and Pacific cod, and even more pronounced in small, fatty forage species.

Salmon have been found dead in rivers across Western Alaska this summer. The largest die-off reported comes from the Koyukuk River, a tributary of the Yukon.

This July was the warmest ever recorded in Reykjavík. In some other parts of the country, July was among the top three or four ever recorded.

This ubiquitous shrub of the Pacific Northwest is dying. Some scientists theorize that a disease or fungus could be the culprit, while others point to this past winter’s unusually dry weather.

The huge northern ice sheet is in the middle of its second major melt event this year, a warning sign for the planet.

Record-breaking temperatures are nothing new for Norwegian glaciers. If temperatures become warmer, more glaciers may disappear.

Earth’s natural cycles can’t account for the recent warming seen over the past 100 years, new research suggests.

From California to Alaska, animals born during the infamous Blob are coming of age.

The East Coast on Sunday sweated through another day of extreme heat and humidity.

Change is coming to Alaska’s plants, animals, insects and microbes, and gardening practices will need to change too.

Heading north this summer for a refreshing swim? If you're looking for the warm water, you might want to give the Great Lakes a pass and head straight to the Arctic.

With ice shortages and hardly a fan to be found, the high temperatures this week have pushed some Alaskans to their limit.

Forecasters expect temperatures in Anchorage to fall back down into the high 70s and low 80s by next Friday — though that’s still about 10 degrees warmer than the average for this time of year.

Spring has become warmer in Norway's easternmost city. Now Vardø may lose its Arctic climate.

In recent decades, Norway has seen a clear increase in the number of days that are warmer than normal. Here you can check the development 42 locations in the country.

DFO documents reveal treatment failures and inability to protect migrating salmon.