Glaciers are nature’s frozen sentinels, vast rivers of ice and snow that carve the Earth, silently bearing witness to the passage of time and the shifting rhythms of our planet. They are ...

At 5 100 meters above sea level, the air around Bolivia's Huayna Potosí glacier is thin, brittle with altitude. The wind moves over the ice in long, deliberate strokes, shaping a landscape caught ...

Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities being threatened by flooding. Melting of glaciers can trigger ...

The first World Day for Glaciers is less a celebration than a reckoning as years of record, rapid glacier retreat means many will not survive the 21st century. https ...

There is now an urgent need for international cooperation and adaptation strategies and actions to face the unfolding crisis in our mountains and glaciers, says the United Nations World Water ...

Hyderabad: Almost all of India’s glaciers — the ice reservoirs built over tens of thousands of years – in the Himalayas are melting, according to the central government. Acknowledging the ...

(Reuters) - Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a UNESCO report released on ...

FILE PHOTO: In the Andes, mountain guides bear witness to shrinking glaciers ...

Glaciers—moving masses of ice that are also considered freshwater reservoirs—serve as vital components of Earth's climate and hydrological systems, sustaining ecosystems, agriculture and human ...

GENEVA: All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations (UN) said on Friday (Mar 21), warning that saving the ...

In 2024, we saw water as a bridge, not a boundary, with “Leveraging Water for Peace.” In 2025, the world will turn its focus to “Glacier Preservation,” as the silent towers of ice that hold our ...