Arête Glacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve forecasts of sea-level rise and explore the possibility of refreezing glaciers in place. The Thwaites glacier is a fortress larger than ...

Scientists have some wild ideas to slow sea-level rise caused by melting ice. Glaciers generally move so slowly you can’t see their progress with the naked eye. (Their pace is … glacial.

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 ...

NEW DELHI: The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of Himalayan grazers' livelihoods. This accelerated glacier ...

Scientists have been studying and modeling this process for years, but until now, no research group has specifically examined how glacier melt will affect glacier-fed streams and their ecosystems.

The melting of glaciers -- a direct consequence of global warming -- is accelerating, with dramatic consequences for lives and livelihoods. Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant ...

The world's glaciers are losing an average of 273 billion tonnes of ice per year – that's equivalent to around three Olympic-sized swimming pools per second. They have been doing so since the ...

Instead of just watching glaciers vanish, Iceland's tourism sector should start preparing now for a future where they no longer exist. Iceland's glaciers are rapidly melting, posing a threat to ...

Today marks the first ever World Glaciers Day, an occasion which the UN is using to spotlight these icy landscapes which are fast disappearing. Glaciers are now 9,000 billion tonnes lighter than ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- It's not just in the movies; the ice on our planet is melting faster than we ever thought possible. This melting is not just taking place at the North and South Poles.