Update, 12:15 p.m. Thursday: A portion of the face of the Mendenhall Glacier collapsed into Mendenhall Lake on Thursday, prompting a further warning from the U.S. Forest Service about unsafe ...

"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 ...

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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 ...

A window of cold and clear weather has drawn hundreds of people to skate, bike and walk on the lake ice in recent days.

Ice climbers came to the rescue of two people who became stranded when a piece of glacier broke off and crashed onto a lake in Alaska, officials said.

Big Sky came out the gates with more intensity, taking a 13-7 lead after one and 25-16 at the break. The Eagles (8-5 overall, ...