Climate Change Triggers More Extreme Weather – From Deluges to Drought March 27, 2025 By Tammy Webber and Donavon Brutus Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation...
As Mountain Glaciers Melt, Risk of Catastrophic Flash Floods Rises for Millions March 24, 2025 By Suzanne O'Connell and Alton C. Byers In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of...
Rapidly Melting Glaciers on Highest Mountains Threaten Quarter of Humanity June 21, 2023 By Sreeja Biswas Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region — home to the world’s highest mountains — are threatening the...
Alpine Glaciers Decline at Record Rates Following Heatwaves July 26, 2022 By Emma Farge and Gloria Dickie MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland – From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess...
Cold War Era Satellite Images Reveal Acceleration of Asian Glacier Melt June 20, 2019 By Eric Roston Himalayan glacier melt has doubled over the last 40 years, according to new research made possible by declassified cold war...
One-Third of Himalayan Glaciers at Risk from Climate Change: Study February 11, 2019 By Binaj Gurubacharya One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for...
Earth’s Temperatures Hit Record Highs Between 2011 and 2015 November 9, 2016 By Jessica Shankleman Earth experienced its hottest half-decade on record between 2011 and 2015 and the floods, droughts and storms unleashed by rising...
West Antarctica’s Ice Loss Shows Signs of Becoming ‘Unstoppable’ October 28, 2016 By Eric Roston If you want to see the future of New York, Tokyo, or Mumbai, look no further than West Antarctica, where...
Melting Antarctic Glacier to Raise Sea Levels: NASA May 13, 2014 By Alex Morales and Justin Doom A rapidly melting glacial region of Antarctica has passed “the point of no return,” threatening to increase sea levels, according...
Scientists Say Kenai Area Getting Drier, Warmer November 29, 2011 By Logan Tuttle Climate change is taking place on the Kenai Peninsula, slowly but surely. Over the last 100 years, climate change has...