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

From Greenland to the Himalayas, the planet's glaciers are shrinking. The status of these glaciers is a sign of the impending dangers associated with a warming climate. Temperatures are rising around ...

There are numerous concerns associated with extreme weather events, such as ice melt and snowfall deficits, in Alpine regions ...

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 ...

"We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," ...

Mountain glaciers in Western Canada have trapped evidence of climate events that can help forecast the future in the region ...

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

The emotional toll is palpable. Scientists issue warning over looming threat to scenic landscapes around globe: 'Shrinking into oblivion' first appeared on The Cool Down.

In 2025, glaciologists charted one of the worst years on record for shrinking glaciers in Western Canada, with an estimated 2 ...

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 ...