Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds
Glacier melt is a major contributor to rising sea levels, a threat to coastal settlements worldwide.
Fri Jul 05 2024
Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers threaten floods
When glacial lakes overfill or their banks become unsound, they burst, sparking deadly floods that wash out bridges and buildings.
Sun Nov 26 2023
Swiss glaciers lose 10% of volume in worst two years on record
More than half of the glaciers in the Alps are in Switzerland where temperatures are rising by around twice the global average.
Thu Sep 28 2023
Corpse of man missing for 52 years found on Austrian glacier
The corpse was discovered by two hikers in the area of the Hochgruberkees at about 2,800 metres above sea level, according to police.
Tue Sep 12 2023
El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026
Indonesia, home to a third of the world's rainforest after Brazil and Congo, expects the dry season could run until October.
Sun Aug 27 2023
Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986
Melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies and objects thought to be long-lost.
Fri Jul 28 2023
Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 - Report
Scientists have struggled to assess how climate change is affecting the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
Sat Jun 24 2023
Ice sheets could retreat faster than expected: study
Antartic ice-sheets risk breaking into the sea in stretches of up to 600 metres a day, speeding up the rise in sea levels, research reveals.
Wed Apr 12 2023
Glacial lake floods threaten communities in Asia, South America
The risk comes when a lake overfills, bursting through its natural barrier and sending a torrent of water rushing down mountain valleys.
Sat Mar 25 2023
Glacier lakes swollen by global warming threaten millions
More than nine million people across so-called High Mountain Asia live in the path of potential glacial lake outburst floods.
Thu Feb 09 2023
Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report
UNESCO monitors some 18,600 glaciers across 50 of its World Heritage sites and said that a third of those are set to disappear by 2050.
Thu Nov 03 2022
Greta Thunberg says Swedish politicians ignoring climate crisis as election nears
Thunberg said the issue had been "pretty much non-existent", during the campaign.
Wed Sep 07 2022
Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300
Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers have brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,314.
Mon Sep 05 2022
Pakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives
Abnormal heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers triggered floods that have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed at least 1,191 people.
Thu Sep 01 2022
Swiss mountain pass set to lose all ice within weeks
A strip of rock between the glaciers has emerged, with just the last remaining bit of ice left.
Sat Aug 20 2022