Five Central Asian nations once bickered over the water from regional glaciers. Now, with climate change looming, they appear ...

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

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

Jan 20 (Reuters) - The world is facing irreversible water "bankruptcy", with billions of people struggling to cope with the ...

An ice core is a long drilled sample of ice from a glacier. After a few meters, the ice thusly drilled formed hundreds, even ...

This special report highlights the alarming impact of global warming on the Himalayan glaciers in the Kargil region of Ladakh ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Communities around the world are holding funeral ceremonies for an unlikely recipient: glaciers. A new study ...

Destinations once considered timeless are now facing a rapid countdown. From the sinking streets of Venice to the melting ...

After a quiet, solitary night by Harding Lake, I wake up to a crisp -6°F morning. With coffee in hand, I plot the next leg of ...

Glacier National Park is a place where towering peaks, shimmering lakes, and sweeping valleys come together to form one of the most dramatic landscapes in North America. Whether you're a first-time ...

"We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," warns Brian Menounos, a professor of earth sciences at University of Northern B ...