Our job at the Defense Department is to have plans for any contingency.” In those few words, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified to Congress something that had quietly seethed in the background of U.

A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May

Greenland's glaciers are melting rapidly due to Arctic warming and ocean heatwaves—posing global threats to sea levels, ecosystems, and climate systems.

The astonishing heat wave sent temperatures skyrocketing throughout the region for more than a week, rising more than 18 F above their usual levels in some places. Melting on the Greenland ice sheet rose to 17 times its normal rate. Asphalt in Iceland, designed for cooler weather, softened in the heat.