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Ice in the Arctic and Antarctica plays a critical role in maintaining life on Earth, and it is melting faster than previously thought. This is threatening our planet with potentially massive sea-level ...

In Alaska’s capital, a retreating glacier has turned from postcard backdrop into a recurring threat, sending sudden torrents ...

Water systems are being depleted faster than nature can replenish them, and many can no longer return to their historical ...

Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Scripps Polar Center are at the bottom of the ...

A new flagship UN report warns that the world has entered an era of “global water bankruptcy,” where decades of overuse, ...

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An ice core is something of a time capsule, containing the history of the Earth’s past atmosphere in a frozen climate archive ...

To monitor glacial melt due to climate change, scientists assess the amount of ice accumulated upstream and the melting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Experts predict that melting glaciers will increase the number of people killed by extreme floods. Glacial ...

Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Glacial earthquakes are a ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...