The speed at which glaciers move changes predictably each year, according to the first-ever global map of how glacier and ice sheet speeds vary with the seasons. Knowing this yearly rhythm could help ...
High in the mountains, glaciers once kept their cool—literally. The massive ice bodies create their own cold microclimates that retard melting even as the rest of the planet warms. But an exhaustive ...
GENEVA — Switzerland’s glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest annual drop on record — due to the effects of global warming, top Swiss ...
The Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth, and now we can see it—literally. As rising temperatures accelerate the pace of Arctic glacier retreat, nearly 2,500 kilometers of new ...
Glaciers around the world are shrinking at a pace scientists say will continue for decades. Public attention often focuses on rising seas and water shortages. Another part of the story has received ...
The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world and the increasing dangers. How glaciers ...
The Chief Shakes Glacier, along the Stikine River. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast to see towering ice formations hanging over the water.
In the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State, no one likely knows this glacier better than Mauri Pelto, who says, "My life has been shaped by this ice." For more than 40 years, Pelto, a ...
The Himalayas house some of the most breathtaking glaciers in the world. Yet there is one that calls out to the imagination ...
Glaciers around the world are vanishing faster than ever before. Last year, all 58 global reference glaciers across five continents tracked by the American Meteorological Society lost mass for the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Kennard knew Mount Rainier was in trouble when its most-visited tourist attraction melted. “I think the real warning bell for ...
Whether you live in Alaska or are visiting, glaciers are one of the state’s most awe-inspiring and unique attractions. Home to the most glaciers in the United States, Alaska offers incredible glacier ...