Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...

Too much water behind these dams or a landslide into the lake can break the dam, sending huge volumes of water and debris sweeping down the mountain valleys, wiping out everything in the way. Most ...

The Roza Irrigation District in the Yakima Valley relies on the snowpack in the mountains, but this year those crucial winter ...

Glaciers holding massive amounts of water are melting at unprecedented rates, reshaping ocean systems and influencing ...

Glaciers that have defined Oregon’s high country for thousands of years are melting away at a pace scientists say we’ve never ...

As noted in the study, the team of researchers theorized that as glaciers melt and uncover land, the fresh sediments first ...

In a study, retired geology professor Andrew Fountain found there has been between 40-60% glacier loss since the mid-1960s.

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science suspect a 'hanging glacier' may have contributed to the devastating flash ...

Glaciers, nature’s slow-moving sculptors, are reshaping our planet in ways we can now measure with unprecedented precision.

Glaciers in Washington, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta and the Swiss Alps have set grim records over the past four years, ...

Scientists used machine learning to reveal how glaciers erode the land at varying speeds, shaped by climate, geology, and heat. The findings help guide global planning from environmental management to ...