![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
![Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/41712720466_FloodingOrenburg.jpg)
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades
Melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.
Wed Apr 10 2024
![More than 10,400 homes flooded across Russia More than 10,400 homes flooded across Russia](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/61712567725_Rescuers.jpg)
More than 10,400 homes flooded across Russia
Melting snow swelled some of Europe's biggest rivers, triggering record water levels in the Ural Mountains.
Mon Apr 08 2024
![The danger as Antarctica's sea ice melts The danger as Antarctica's sea ice melts](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-04/81617332505_Antarctica.jpg)
The danger as Antarctica's sea ice melts
After years of stability, Antarctica's sea ice is suddenly melting. Scientists are out on the ocean to learn why.
Sun Jan 28 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
![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
![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
![Climate change: Thawing permafrost a triple-threat Climate change: Thawing permafrost a triple-threat](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-01/81642040327_ARCTIC.jpg)
Climate change: Thawing permafrost a triple-threat
Rising temperatures are not the only driver of accelerated melting.
Thu Jan 13 2022
![Rain falls at Greenland ice summit for first time on record Rain falls at Greenland ice summit for first time on record](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-08/41629510555_GREENLAND.jpg)
Rain falls at Greenland ice summit for first time on record
Scientists says it is another worrying sign of warming for the ice sheet already melting at an increasing rate.
Sat Aug 21 2021
![Going, going... gone ? Europe's fast-vanishing glaciers Going, going... gone ? Europe's fast-vanishing glaciers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-08/41629082470_CALDERONE.jpg)
Going, going... gone ? Europe's fast-vanishing glaciers
As climate change drives global temperatures ever higher, the glacier risks melting away into the geological record books altogether.
Mon Aug 16 2021
![Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter - Study Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter - Study](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-05/61621306427_GREENLAND.jpg)
Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter - Study
A swathe of the Greenland ice sheet may be nearing a "tipping point" into a new unstable state of melting that would be irreversible.
Tue May 18 2021
![International pressure on Myanmar generals grows as two more killed in gunfire International pressure on Myanmar generals grows as two more killed in gunfire](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-03/51616207293_myanmar.jpg)
International pressure on Myanmar generals grows as two more killed in gunfire
People have been gathering at night to hold up candles and protest banners and pose for photographs before melting away.
Sat Mar 20 2021
![Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-01/71611576690_ICE.jpg)
Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests
In the Arctic, the warming rate has been more than twice the global average in the last 30 years.
Mon Jan 25 2021