"Billions of dollars in ... facilities and other structures have also been destroyed." Scientists sound alarm after ...

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby ...

Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University and Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder In mountain ranges around the world, ...

“Intermittently, the glacier reaches out across the large, L-shaped Lago Argentino (Argentine Lake) at its base to form a natural ice dam which divides the lake into two halves when it reaches ...

Ohan Breiding's "Belly of a Glacier" combines experimental film and photography to reflect on a moment of loss—and to fight ...

the stability of the natural dam containing the lake, and the conditions of the glaciers feeding it, the officials said. The investigation provided critical insights into the Glacial Lake Outburst ...

As a result, space once occupied by ice is filled with meltwater, forming what scientists call moraine-dammed lakes. Debris left by the glacier acts like a dam, blocking the outlet. If they break ...

Erupting ice dams and landslides Most glacial lakes began forming over a century ago as a result of warming trends since the 1860s, but their abundance and rates of growth have risen rapidly since ...

Alton C. Byers does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...