![WIDER IMAGE - In the Andes, mountain guides bear witness to shrinking glaciers WIDER IMAGE - In the Andes, mountain guides bear witness to shrinking glaciers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/71721994747_Iverglacier.jpg)
WIDER IMAGE - In the Andes, mountain guides bear witness to shrinking glaciers
Rising global temperatures due to climate change have led the glacier to retreat and the permafrost to melt.
Sat Jul 27 2024
![Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/41720171204_WhittierAlaskaU.jpg)
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 Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers threaten floods](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/51700744351_meltingglaciers.jpg)
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 Swiss glaciers lose 10% of volume in worst two years on record](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-04/71681097354_avalanche.jpg)
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
![El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026 El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-08/41692066052_hotweather.jpg)
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 Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/61690520235_TBGermanclimber.jpg)
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 Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 - Report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-06/61687242155_Langtang.jpg)
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
![Glacial lake floods threaten communities in Asia, South America Glacial lake floods threaten communities in Asia, South America](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/51676619496_INDIA.jpg)
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
![Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-11/41667454582_GLACIER.jpg)
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 Greta Thunberg says Swedish politicians ignoring climate crisis as election nears](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/81662523852_GretaThunberg.jpg)
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 Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/81662364987_PAKISTAN.jpg)
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 Pakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/71661994686_PAKISTAN.jpg)
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 Swiss mountain pass set to lose all ice within weeks](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-08/51660903009_glaciers.jpg)
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
![Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-08/81660297031_Antarctica.jpg)
Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice.
Fri Aug 12 2022
![EXCLUSIVE - Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves EXCLUSIVE - Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/81658817703_Glacier.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE - Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves
The Alps' glaciers are on track for their highest mass losses in at least 60 years of record keeping, data shows.
Tue Jul 26 2022