Research finds 20cm rise since start of 20th century, caused by global warming and the melting of polar ice, is unprecedented.

Penguin personalities may create for some diverse populations, but they also help these Antarctic birds cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research.

WASHINGTON – Many U.S. coastal communities struggling with flooding at high tides will find that the problem becomes “chronic” in the coming 15 years due to global warming, scientists say.

Canada will have trouble ensuring marine safety in the Arctic as climate change melts the sea ice and shipping increases, Parliament's environmental watchdog said on Tuesday.

It may cover a staggering 656,650 square miles (1.7 million square km), but the Greenland Ice Sheet's vast expanse is more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously thought.

Ice in Arctic waters shrank this summer to the sixth-lowest level in 36 years of monitoring, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported Monday.

The response of the Himalayan glaciers to climate change is very puzzling in many ways.

The extent of sea ice in Antarctica is set to reach a record high, scientists said on Tuesday, as they announced that Arctic sea ice appeared to have shrunk to its sixth lowest level ever.

Rising sea levels are a “sleeping giant” issue that will put at risk coastal infrastructure worth up to $226bn, a new report has found.