These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...

Record-shattering glacier loss in Western Canada and the United States, unprecedented melting events on glaciers all around the Arctic, the European Alps, and so on… What we have witnessed in the most ...

As these Arctic glaciers melt and retreat onto land ... that’s incredibly prone to landslides and rockfalls. When these events happen in narrow fjords, they can displace massive volumes of ...

In all scenarios, glaciers lose mass rapidly over decades and then continue to melt at a slower pace for centuries — even without additional warming.

Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...

Water from the melting ice often drains ... that can lead to similarly disastrous events. Englacial conduit floods, for instance, originate inside of glaciers, commonly those on steep slopes.

On World Environment Day, the Voice of Ganga and Himalaya organized an event highlighting the critical issue of melting ...

Water from the melting ice often drains ... that can lead to similarly disastrous events. Englacial conduit floods, for instance, originate inside of glaciers, commonly those on steep slopes.

A similar event happened in April 2024 ... ABC News reports that an uptick in glacier melt had been observed at Birch Glacier, and emergency managers ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate.

If global warming is stabilised between 1.5°C and 2°C, a quarter of Switzerland’s glacial ice could be saved. The melting of glaciers will result in a long-term reduction in Switzerland’s water ...

The IAEA event, Cryosphere: The impact of retreating glaciers, will take place on 6 December at 11:00 (GMT +4). The panel discussion will focus on the high-risk areas of cryosphere melting and glacier ...