In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

The Himalayan Mountains are home to the highest peak in Mount Everest at 29,029 feet, but also to the third largest deposit of ice and snow in the world, after Antarctica and the Arctic. Now the ...

Global warming is real and if there ever was a doubt about its devastating consequences, a new report has set alarm bells ...

Zanskar, located in the Ladakh region of India's mountain highlands, has felt the full force of glacier retreat. With no ...

Rising temperatures and intense human activity are destabilising the icy terrain, risking the lives of climbers and sherpas.

Retreating glaciers — rivers of ice shrinking back as the world warms — are the most tangible and direct evidence of climate ...

As glaciers retreat due to a rise in global temperatures, one study shows that detailed 3D elevation models could drastically ...

The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation to highlight the importance of ...

Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland’s vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes.

There’s more than meets the eye to a geological peculiarity popular with hikers and mountain bikers behind Nanaimo.

Here, the new satellite reveals stunning variety within the tropical forest landscape. Green hues indicate forested areas; ...