Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified. Scientists have identified a tipping point that has amplified El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in the Arctic.

When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the processes underlying these wave-induced ice fractures and predicting when they will occur could help to better forecast how climate change will impact the environment and marine ecosystems on Earth.

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States.

A luxury cruise ship carrying hundreds of passengers found itself trapped in thick Antarctic sea ice over the weekend—until the