Ice rescue instructor Luc Mehl says the community is lucky the calving did not happen over the weekend, and he hopes Alaskans ...

U.S. Forest Service on Thursday says more calving possible, people should stay far away from glacier. Update, 6:15 p.m.

As global warming accelerates the melting of Himalayan glaciers and increases risks, the expert committee’s decision to ...

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At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' ...

As global warming accelerates, the increasing number of supraglacial lakes and the need to accurately measure their depths ...

This is the moment the Portage glacier near Whittier, Alaska calved and crashed into the frozen Portage Lake, causing huge ...

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Ice climbers helped rescue two skaters who were stranded after a glacier collapsed and left them on the shore of Portage Lake ...

The U.S. Forest Service warned residents on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 of a large crack in the Mendenhall Glacier that may cause significant calving. The U.S. Forest Service is warning Juneau residents to ...