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Super Typhoon Champi Intensifies to Category 5 After Passing Guam: Inside the Pacific Storm’s Explosive Rise

Packing winds of up to 165 mph after passing south of Guam, Champi highlights the growing challenges of forecasting rapidly intensifying storms, protecting vulnerable island communities, and preparing for a more dangerous Pacific typhoon season The western Pacific has witnessed another extraordinary display of nature's power as Super Typhoon Champi intensified into a Category 5 equivalent storm s…

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Antarctica’s Sea Ice Takes a Dramatic Turn: 2026 Winter Peak Ranks Third Lowest on Record

Antarctica’s sea ice has undergone a striking reversal over the past decade. After decades when winter ice around the continent generally expanded slightly, the trend changed sharply after 2015. In 2026, Antarctic sea ice reached its annual winter maximum on September 14, covering approximately 17.59 million square kilometres, or 6.79 million square miles. That was the third-lowest winter maximum…

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‘Catastrophic’: Swiss Glaciers Lose Nearly a Fifth of Their Mass in Five Years as Alpine Ice Enters a New Era

Switzerland is often imagined through its snow covered mountains, deep Alpine valleys and glaciers that have shaped the country's landscape, economy and identity for centuries. The white peaks of the Alps have long appeared almost permanent, part of a natural landscape that seems capable of outlasting generations. But the latest measurements from Switzerland's glacier monitoring network present a…

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