Researchers present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the fastest. International ...

All over the Alps, glaciers have been shrinking, but what is worrying scientists most is the accelerated thaw that has taken place since the 1980s ... Organisers say the retreat of the last few years ...

"We found that 87% of the 244 glaciers have shown retreat since the earliest records, which on average were 1953. "This is a reverse of the pattern 50 years ago - then most glaciers were actually ...

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...