World Water Day 2025 will be observed on Saturday, March 22, 2025, with a focus on glacier preservation. Glaciers are melting ...

The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of ...

A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of ...

Glacial run-off to Arctic Kongsfjorden on Svalbard, Norway. The run-off is visible as brown color in the water due to high concentrations of suspended particles. Depending on the lithogenic and ...

Sitting on top of the Continental Divide, the Icefield runoff flows into the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. The most accessible regional glacier, Athabasca is as thick as the Eiffel Tower is ...

Nobody can predict exactly when the glacier retreat will translate into a sharp drop in runoff. Whether it happens in 10, 30, or 50 years depends on local conditions, but the collateral damage ...

Glaciers are vital freshwater resources for billions of people around the world, containing about 69% of the world’s freshwater.

Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.

Kolkata: The accelerating glacier melt in the Himalayas is intensifying both flood and drought risks across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, with Kolkata, bei.

Environmentalists have been underlining the threat that climate change poses to Himalayan rivers, with rising temperatures ...

For nearly 70 years scientists have been probing, measuring, drilling and generally getting to know South Cascade Glacier in ...

Why are glaciers melting so fast, and why does it matter? Learn how glacier preservation is key to water security and climate ...