glaciers
New Zealand: Glacier melts enough ice to provide drinking water for country
Environment
June 24, 2020
New Zealand: Glacier melts enough ice to provide drinking water for country
A glacier in New Zealand is believed to have lost so much ice over the last three years that it…
New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat
Environment
November 25, 2019
New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat
THE FURKA PASS, Switzerland (Reuters) – On the hairpin bend of a Swiss mountain pass, a Victorian-era hotel built for…
Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier
World
November 10, 2019
Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier
Icelandic seventh-grader Lilja Einarsdottir is on an unusual field trip with her class: they’re measuring the Solheimajokull glacier to see…
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
World
October 15, 2019
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
Switzerland’s glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone — a melting rate unmatched…
Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
World
October 3, 2019
Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
PARIS (AP) — The images will be stunningly beautiful yet also hint of dire future consequences. Filmed with a camera…
Melting snowcaps spell water trouble for world’s highest capital
World
September 19, 2019
Melting snowcaps spell water trouble for world’s highest capital
Water resources are running dry in the world’s highest-elevation capital due to the combined effect of the Andean glaciers melting,…
‘Iceberg Corridor’ sparks tourist boom on Canada’s east coast
World
August 2, 2019
‘Iceberg Corridor’ sparks tourist boom on Canada’s east coast
At dusk, tourists marvel at the sensational collapse of an iceberg at the end of its long journey from Greenland…
Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps
World
July 25, 2019
Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps
High in the French Alps on the famed Mont Blanc mountain range, it is not hard to find evidence of…
Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tons of garbage
World
May 2, 2019
Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tons of garbage
A 14-member team sent by the Nepalese government to tidy up Mount Everest has so far collected three tonnes (3.3 US…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment
February 5, 2019
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…