FROM the towering snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the rugged expanse of the Tianshan Mountains, glaciers melted at an ...

The melting of glaciers, a direct effect of global warming, is accelerating and bringing serious consequences for people and ...

The 9,000 gigatons of ice lost since 1975 are equivalent to a piece of ice the size of Germany, 25 meters thick ...

This study out of the University of Houston points to a new theory that as North America began to split away, the Great Lakes ...

Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.

Back at Bow Lake, a longer hike unveils yet another cirque characteristic, the Bow Glacier Falls, a cascade formed from the Wapta Icefield melt water high above. Bow River in Banff. Photography ...

How would you like to live where there is always snow and ice? Some of the coldest parts of the world have glaciers. Glaciers are sheets of ice formed by snow falling on them more than melting. Over ...

According to Union minister of state for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary, India has 9,575 glaciers, small and big, with the ...

This is where a glacier, a massive river of flowing ice, forms. Glaciers form the corrie when more and more snow piles up. The snow gets squashed under its own weight and is compacted into hard ice.

A creak, a thunderous roar, and then the plunge: Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier calves several times a day, as hundreds of ...

How melting glaciers affect everyday lives The melting of glaciers -- a direct consequence of global warming -- is accelerating, with dramatic consequences for lives and livelihoods. Globally, glacier ...