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.

"I thought it would be cool if a piece fell off, thinking it would be one-twentieth of what actually fell off." ...

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 ...

It was first discovered by Ngāti Apa, a Māori iwi, or tribe, who named it Rotomairewhenua, meaning “the lake of peaceful ...

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Two ice skaters were stranded and self-rescued from a glacier chunk that fell onto the ice in Portage Lake, Alaska, on Monday ...

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 ...

New this year, people will have to select a two-hour window for when they will enter a given area on their preferred day. Many Glacier will be closed to vehicles.