For nearly 70 years scientists have been probing, measuring, drilling and generally getting to know South Cascade Glacier in ...

A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of ...

Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, a UN report warns.

A glacier is a perennial accumulation of snow ... balance" measurement project that keeps a running tally of streamflow runoff, precipitation, air temperature, barometric pressure, snow thickness ...

This accelerated glacier melting leads to a decline in the ... not just in mountain regions but at global level. The fast runoff of melting glaciers also contributes to the increasing frequency ...

Continuous glacier retreat also leads to extreme events ... Almost 70 per cent of Earth’s freshwater is stored as snow or ice. Run-off from glaciers, snow and ice are essential for drinking ...

The food and water security of approximately 2bn people will be negatively affected by the rapid retreat of glaciers, the ...