
Key World Heritage sites will lose their glaciers by 2050
One-third of World Heritage sites possessing glaciers will lose their ice by mid-century, according to a U.N. Educational,...

Switzerland loses more of its glaciers than ever before
A new study by the Swiss Academy of Sciences has revealed that Switzerland has lost up to 6% of its glaciers this...

A photographer captures glacier melt over the years
Mona Miri holds many titles in the art world. As photo editor and photo art director of photography for Boston...

Critical Antarctic ice shelf breaking away at an alarming rate
A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is breaking...

Himalayan glacier breaks off in India, causing a deadly avalanche
An intense rescue mission has been underway in India since Sunday morning, following the break of a Himalayan glacier....

Critical Antarctic glaciers are drifting away
New findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have revealed that two of the most...

Snøhetta completes stunning Norwegian cabins for glacier hikers
The breathtaking landscape of Luster in the western part of Norway has recently been joined by Tungestølen, a...

The Iceberg Sofa draws attention to melting glaciers
Fnji, a design brand based in China, is using its platform to raise awareness for global warming, specifically...

AKA Patagonia pays tribute to the Chilean landscape with low-impact construction
Architect Pablo Larroulet has created the AKA Patagonia Hotel in the port city of Puerto Natales, Chile, a gateway...

Washington moves to ban “detrimental” bottled water operations
Washington state, known for mountains, glaciers and rainforests, has an abundance of fresh water. To protect those...

Ice melt uncovers five new islands in the Russian Arctic
Five new Russian islands have emerged from the mass melting of glaciers and sea ice in the Arctic region. The islands...

IPCC landmark report warns about the state of the oceans, polar ice content and the climate crisis
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which is, in fact, the UN body responsible...

Iceland will unveil monument for the first glacier lost to climate change
Scientists and local Icelanders will unveil a monument next month that memorializes the first glacier out of the...

Earliest human air pollution detected in glaciers
Researchers in Peru have discovered some of the earliest evidence of air pollution, and their report reveals new...

Mount Everest’s melting glaciers expose the bodies of long-lost climbers
Close to 300 climbers and explorers have died trying to summit Mount Everest, and the bodies of those that remain...

Global warming will melt over 1/3 of the Himalayan ice cap by 2100
Asia’s Himalayan mountain range is about to undergo some major changes. New research predicts that global warming...

NASA finds cavity the size of Manhattan underneath Antarctic glacier
NASA just made a disturbing discovering underneath the Antarctic ice. A team led by the space agency found a huge...

West Antarctica’s bedrock is rising, providing some protection to melting ice
It seems that most news concerning Antarctica's ice sheets is bad news, with two of the world's fastest melting...

An adventurer just journeyed into America’s largest national park – and here’s what he found
The largest national park in America is one few have ever heard of, and even fewer have visited. Wrangell-St....

The world’s biggest Arctic lake isn’t as resistant to climate change as scientists thought
Scientists used to think Lake Hazen, located around 560 miles away from the North Pole in Canada, was beyond the...

Four living trees grow through this dreamy treehouse retreat in Montana
Many of us can remember having a childhood treehouse, but Montana Treehouse Retreat owners Kati and Daren Robison...

The melting Arctic is already changing the ocean’s circulation
In the far North Atlantic, scientists have uncovered new evidence that an unusual infusion of freshwater into the...

Sheldon Chalet combines extreme engineering with luxury on North America’s highest mountain
Sheldon Chalet is a cozy retreat perched on the flanks of North America’s highest mountain in Alaska. Set on...

Snøhetta unveils plans for world’s first “energy-positive” hotel in the Arctic Circle
Snøhetta just revealed designs for the world’s first energy-positive hotel in the Arctic Circle—an incredible...

Scientists puzzle over subterranean heat melting Greenland’s glaciers
Researchers have acquired evidence that heat emanating from deep below the Earth's surface is contributing to the...

Climate change is squishing the Earth and making oceans heavier
The ocean floor may be sinking under the weight of heavier oceans as a result of climate-change-induced glacier...

Vast Ice Age cave system discovered underneath Montreal
Walking the streets of Montreal, Canada, you'd probably never guess a cave system lurked 10 meters below. But that's...

Venezuela’s last remaining glacier is melting away
Venezuela's last remaining glacier will be completely gone within the next 10 to 20 years. Until as recently as...

Meteorologist warns collapse of two Antarctic glaciers could flood every coastal city on Earth
Two of Antarctica's glaciers are holding our civilization hostage, meteorologist Eric Holthaus wrote in a piece...

New NASA tool shows exactly how melting glaciers will affect coastal cities
NASA has developed a new tool that individuals and communities can use to determine the precise impacts that sea...