To draw attention to such losses and to highlight the crucial part played by glaciers, snow and ice in the climate system, the United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of ...

Fiber optic cable deployed on a Swiss glacier has detected the seismic signals of crevasses opening in the ice, confirming ...

When you think of Iceland, the image of serene landscapes with sprawling glaciers and fiery volcanoes might come to mind. But what happens when these ... Read more The post A Volcano Erupted Beneath a ...

A particular component of air pollution is black carbon – otherwise known as soot. A short-lived so-called “super pollutant”, black carbon only remains in the atmosphere for a few days, but has an ...

UNESCO report highlights record glacial mass loss since 1975 Glacial melt accelerates sea level rise, risking floods and water shortages Indigenous African community faces spiritual and practical ...

Since records began in 1975, glaciers have reduced by more than 9,000 billion tons, according to Michael Zemp, director of the WGMS. The loss in that time is equivalent to a "huge ice block of the ...

But as glaciers melt faster, they also pose potentially lethal risks. Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once occupied by the glacier, creating large lakes. Many of these ...