Ice caps
‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica
New research shows affected areas are losing ice five times faster than in the 1990s, with more than 100m of thickness gone in some places
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US Heatwaves
Residents will have to continue taking the necessary
precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses as record-breaking heat holds firm across the southeastern United States into Thursday.
Dozens of record highs have fallen amid the heat wave since it began late last week.
Saturday's high of 100 F at Savannah, Georgia, tied the record for the earliest occurrence of triple-digit heat in the city. On Sunday, the city set an all-time record high for May as the mercury soared to 102.accuweather.