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Photos show how drastically Montana's Glacier National Park has changed since the 1900s
While its name has stayed the same, its namesake — glaciers — have transformed radically. Photos ta…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Rapidly retreating Arctic glaciers are triggering the release of ancient methane. Here's why scientists are worried.
Groundwater springs have appeared close to Svalbard's retreating glaciers. Scientists are worried t…
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists unearth remains of modern glacier near Mars' equator
Scientists have unearthed the remains of a modern glacier near Mars' equator, raising the possibili…
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200 major glaciers disappeared in Italy due to climate change, the country's environmental lobby group reported
The lack of fresh water from glacial reserves is a significant contributor to the drought gripping …
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Sea levels rose by one centimetre in past two years; last eight years might be the hottest ever: WMO
In fact, the pace of sea-level rising has doubled since 1993, which could have potential calamitous…
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A camera from a 1937 explorer was discovered on a Canadian glacier. Scientists are trying to develop the 85-year-old film loaded inside.
Decades ago, explorer Bradford Washburn hit bad weather and abandoned his camera gear on the remote…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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A decades-old corpse was found in a melting Austrian glacier. Police identified the man using a preserved driver's license found in his backpack.
Rising temperatures due to climate change are leading to the discovery of bodies trapped beneath th…
Rebecca Cohen
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My trip to Glacier National Park was derailed by one frustrating error. A park expert explains how to avoid making the same mistake.
Glacier National Park requires visitors to buy tickets in advance. Insider's reporter missed the re…
Jordan Parker Erb
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An unexpected force may be speeding up glacier melt across the globe: colorful algae blooms
Ice and snow across the planet are turning spectacular shades of pink, purple, and green. Scientist…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The best part of my trip to Alaska was a $189 glacier cruise with a no-seasickness guarantee. I totally recommend it and I'd do it again.
Last summer, I finally visited the state and stopped in Anchorage, Denali National Park, and Fairba…
Megan duBois
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Nepal is planning to move its Everest base camp because of rapidly thinning glaciers and erosion from climbers
The base camp, which is on top of a glacier thinning at a rate of 1 meter per year, is unsafe for c…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Key ice shelf on Antarctica's doomsday glacier will probably shatter like a car windshield within 5 years, scientists say
Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier — a key source of sea-level rise — will melt much faster after losing…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Map shows the ice sheets and glaciers melting that scientists most fear will be the source of catastrophic rising sea levels
Sea levels are rising steadily each year due to global warming, but these glaciers and ice sheets m…
Marianne Guenot,Annie Fu
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Aristotle first spotted 'blood snow' on Mount Olympus. Today, photos show that colorful algae may be eating away Earth's glaciers.
Blooms of colorful algae on glaciers in the Alps, Antarctica, and Greenland.Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Lump of glacier falls off Italian Alps, sparking avalanche that crushed at least 6 hikers to death
Part of the glacier in the Marmolada range collapsed on Sunday, prompting a desperate search for su…
Sinéad Baker
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Glaciers in Switzerland melted so much that they revealed 2 long-lost bodies and a plane wreck from 1968
As the world warms due to climate change, glaciers in the Swiss Alps are thawing, especially in the…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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'Doomsday' glacier which could raise sea levels by several feet if melted — is 'holding on by its fingernails' says new study
Using a new sea floor mapping technique, scientists found the Thwaites "Doomsday" glacier had retre…
Mia Jankowicz
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Climate-related changes to Earth's ice and oceans are now 'irreversible for centuries to millennia,' a new report says
The new IPCC report concludes that the past century has changed the Earth as we know it - and that …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…
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Scientists have solved the mystery behind India's devastating flood that killed 200 people in February
Four months ago, a massive chunk broke off a glacier in India. The ice melted on impact, causing a …
Aylin Woodward
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A severe heatwave melted a glacier, triggering floods that washed away an important bridge connecting Pakistan and China
The historic bridge in Pakistan crumbled in moments, renewing concerns of the disastrous effects of…