As glaciers rapidly disappear, they are becoming emotional, political, and economic flashpoints - drawing crowds through last ...

When Ted Scambos visited the Arapaho Glacier in 2021, it was dramatically smaller compared to when he first saw it nearly 20 years ago.

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 ...

Scientists set a date for the peak disappearance of glaciers: up to 4,000 could be lost in a single historic year.

While most of the world's glaciers are retreating as the climate warms, a small but significant population behaves very differently—and the consequences can be severe. A team of international ...

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 ...

Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed Tuesday.

California may be known as the Golden State, with its shimmering beaches and warm Mediterranean climate. But clinging to the rooftop of the High Sierra are the last remnants of glaciers that have ...

Glaciers tend to fade into the background of daily life, yet their retreat keeps moving closer to where people live and work. Across mountain ranges and polar regions, ice that once seemed permanent ...

As glaciers around the world continue to shrink and disappear, they are drawing more visitors than ever, not only for their ...

Switzerland has lost roughly a quarter of its glacier volume over about a decade, and annual losses are approaching historic highs. Scientists tracking Alpine ice say melt speed keeps increasing, even ...