Mountain regions around the world are heating up faster than the lands below them, triggering dramatic shifts in snow, rain, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland. A global study led by ETH Zurich shows glacier loss will peak mid-century, with thousands ...

Glaciers are often treated as scenic features or scientific curiosities. In fact, they are critical infrastructure. Though ...

Climate crisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage ...

Sonam Sherpa doing research on the Yala glacier in the Central Himalaya region of High Mountain Asia. The Yala glacier has shrunk in area by nearly 70% since the 1970s due to climate change. Glaciers ...

When spring planting comes around in Northern Pakistan, it's not unusual these days for water to be a no-show. But instead of waiting for shrinking glaciers in the Himalayas and Karakoram mountains to ...

The mountains in the Italian Alps are seeing less snow, shrinking glaciers, and a spike in avalanche accidents. Snow deficits resulting from abnormally warm temperatures and reduced precipitation are ...

MORTERATSCH, Switzerland — Almost 7,000 feet above sea level, the trail leading up to Morteratsch Glacier gets a little longer every year. Leo Hösli has made the climb many times. Each step sends ...