By determining which ice sheets melted to create a colossal increase in sea levels 14,500 years ago, scientists hope to ...

Glacial ice loss is a phenomenon that seems far removed from our everyday lives, but its impact is felt globally. As the ...

The United Nations and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have evaluated the state of water and climate ...

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of ...

Alaska’s Juneau Icefield is melting at an alarming rate, losing 50,000 gallons per second. Scientists warn of irreversible ...

Sea ice melt is not a significant contributor to sea level rise, but its contribution is not nothing, either. Sea ice is composed mostly of fresh water, which is less dense than salty ocean water.

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising ...

Earth’s frozen places — ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost — are melting: a clear sign of climate change and a planet ...

Several villages in the Chelyabinsk and Bashkortostan regions of Russia were cut off from transport links as melting ice ...