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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....

small glaciers on water near mountain

Global ice melt is in line with the IPCC worst-case scenario

Ice around the world is now melting at a record rate, according to recent research findings published in the journal The...

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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...

Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

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...

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The largest fire in Greenland's history warns of an extreme future

The largest wildfire in Greenland's history burned bright last summer, a potential warning sign for a future rattled...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Only 25 glaciers remain in Montana's shrinking Glacier National Park

Our warming climate is ravaging the storied glaciers of Montana's Glacier National Park. The United States Geological...

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Researchers want to save shrinking Swiss glacier with 4,000 snow machines

Climate change is shrinking the Morteratsch glacier in Switzerland by around 98 to 131 feet every single year....

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NASA snaps worrying images of new crack in large Greenland glacier

One of Greenland's biggest glaciers could be in trouble. A Netherlands university professor pointed out a new chasm...

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Why scientists are transporting ice from a mountain in Bolivia to Antarctica

As climate change imperils glaciers, scientists are scrambling to build a library of ice archives. Ice stores climate...

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Greenland's wooden Icefjord Center will offer sweeping views of the glacial landscape

The Icefjord Center consists of wooden framework, designed as a truss, that bridges across the landscape. The building...

Capsized iceberg resembles a sapphire in the Southern Ocean

Capsized iceberg resembles a sapphire in the Southern Ocean

“Everything is reflective and everything’s white,” said Cornell. "People had said that the first time you...