Current:Home > MarketsWhy melting ice sheets and glaciers are affecting people thousands of miles away -GrowthProspect
Why melting ice sheets and glaciers are affecting people thousands of miles away
View
Date:2025-04-12 05:45:15
The world's massive ice sheets and glaciers are melting as climate change raises temperatures. Scientists warn that disappearing ice is having surprising and far-reaching effects.
Take a quiz online to see if you can guess those distant impacts. Or check out the other stories in the NPR Climate Desk series Beyond the Poles: The far-reaching dangers of melting ice.
veryGood! (83)
Related
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- White evangelical voters show steadfast support for Donald Trump’s presidency
- Sister Wives' Janelle Brown Details First Marriage to Meri Brown's Brother
- SEC clashes Georgia-Ole Miss, Alabama-LSU lead college football Week 11 expert predictions
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Roland Quisenberry’s Investment Journey: From Market Prodigy to AI Pioneer
- Snoop Dogg's Daughter Cori Broadus Details Suffering Stroke While Wedding Planning in New E! Special
- SEC clashes Georgia-Ole Miss, Alabama-LSU lead college football Week 11 expert predictions
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- When was Mike Tyson's first fight? What to know about legend's start in boxing
Ranking
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for 6th straight week
- A Texas border county backed Democrats for generations. Trump won it decisively
- Wild winds fuel Southern California wildfire that has forced thousands to evacuate
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- AI ProfitPulse, Ushering in a New Era of Blockchain and AI
- Pioneer of Quantitative Trading: Damon Quisenberry's Professional Journey
- Panthers to start QB Bryce Young Week 10: Former No. 1 pick not traded at the deadline
Recommendation
Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
12 Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Bestie Ahead of Christmas & Hanukkah 2024
Jeopardy! Contestant Speaks Out on Sexist Clue After Ken Jennings' Apology
Joe Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden announces Election Day pregnancy: 'We voted'
Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
Crews battling 2 wildfires in New Jersey
Lock in a mortgage rate after the Fed cuts? This might be your last chance
Slightly more American apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at low levels