R ussia and the US might feel like two places that are worlds apart, but sitting in the middle of the Bering Strait are two ...

The GLIMS initiative has created a unique glacier inventory, storing information about the extent and rates of change of all the world's mountain glaciers and ice caps. The GLIMS Glacier Database was ...

Greenland's ice sheet currently spans over 1.7 million square kilometers and is the largest freshwater reservoir in the ...

From the outside, Norway can look like a haven of affluence, a country whose population of just 5.5 million is propped up by a gargantuan sovereign wealth fund worth nearly $2 trillion.

Within Sweden’s borders, there are 269 glaciers, some extending over the border with Norway. The glaciers cover an area of approx. 250 km2. The number changes over time as the glaciers adapt to the ...

The results of this study will have a broad range of applications. They can be used to determine which outlet glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet are most likely to form subglacial channels and ...

On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient glacier that could be over a million years old. The discovery represents what may be the oldest ...

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As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP). Glaciers and ice sheets hold around ...

Imagine a glacier. Are you thinking "glittering snow" or "plastic pollution?" A new study underscores the pervasive nature of plastic pollution, even in such remote and apparently pristine areas.

WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park has announced that because of extremely limited parking during construction in the Swiftcurrent area, the park will restrict personal vehicle access into ...

Yala glacier in Nepal is predicted to vanish by the 2040s, due to significant reductions in area and volume. Monitoring since 1974 shows a retreat of 680m and a 36% area reduction. This glacier is ...