Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.
Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...
Today marks the first-ever International Day of Glaciers' Preservation, designated by the United Nations within the framework ...
During this time, temperatures remained low and ice sheets and glaciers covered the north of the UK and other parts of Europe. When the ice age ended, around 11,000 years ago, distinct landscapes ...
Muchiri said he fears the glacier will be entirely gone in a few years, transforming the landscape and discouraging visitors.
As warming temperatures melt glaciers, the ice loss has repercussions for climate and water cycles. This in turn has significant impacts on landscapes, rivers, ecosystems and, ultimately, people and ...
World Glacier Day serves as a reminder of the accelerating rate at which glaciers are disappearing, a phenomenon driven by climate change. By focusing on events like these, the UN hopes to educate the ...
At 5 100 meters above sea level, the air around Bolivia's Huayna Potosí glacier is thin, brittle with altitude. The wind ...
Travelling in Alaska — the US’s final frontier — can feel like jumping through a wormhole. Time here is marked not by the ...
The United Nations’ designation of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation underscores the urgency of ...
The World Meteorological Organization highlights the threat posed by ice melting to water supply and rising sea levels ...