"These losses are irreversible, but they can still be slowed." Scientists sound alarm after learning alarming phenomenon will affect millions of people: 'The consequences are staggering' first ...

After 700 years, the Trasllambrión glacier in Spain has completely disappeared, marking the end of an ice age in the Picos de ...

The Araon (pronounced “ah rah own”) is roughly 360 feet long and can break through a meter of flat ice at a speed of 3 knots, ...

Careful slope monitoring prevented mass casualties in the landslide at Blatten, Switzerland, this year, but mountain ...

Extreme floods caused by meltwater from glaciers are likely to cause more fatalities globally due to climate change, ...

The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began, a US science agency announced Tuesday, as climate change ...

The 20th anniversary of the annual report tracks how sea ice, snow cover and many other vital signs of the Arctic have changed, and the impact that’s having on people and wildlife.

How much longer will glaciers survive? A new study from ETH Zurich researchers offers the first detailed projection of how ...

Glaciers worldwide are racing toward extinction, with warming dictating whether thousands survive—or vanish forever.

Glaciers in the South Caucasus are melting faster than in almost any other mountain region on Earth, posing a threat to water security and increasing the risk of natural hazards, according to a new ...

And so, the Argo float’s trip under the ice turned out to be an incredibly lucky accident. During an eight-month period, the float measured temperature and salinity profiles from the seafloor to the ...

Steve Rintoul receives funding from the Australian Government as part of the Antarctic Science Collaboration Initiative, through the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership. Esmee van Wijk receives ...