Clinging to the flanks of Mount Palcaraju, the glacier has, like most in the Peruvian Andes, been melting rapidly in recent ...

Saul Luciano Lliuya grows corn, potatoes and quinoa. In winter, he takes tourists up to the icy heights of the Peruvian Andes.   Now the farmer from the mountain village of Huaraz is in the global ...

"Investors face a choice." Legal battle between farmer and energy giant could have global implications: 'A strong precedent' ...

The rapid melting of glaciers due to climate change is endangering freshwater supplies, energy production and vulnerable ...

A farmer from Peru is taking Germany's biggest energy company to court over the climate crisis from Canary on 30 March 2025 ...

An earth scientist explains the impact that ice loss can have on the stability of the surrounding mountain slopes and glacial lakes.

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 the 1960s. Many people living in the ...

Saul Luciano Lliuya has sought compensation for the retreat of glaciers close to where he lives that risks wiping out his ...

Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. These and other icy regions have ...

Saul Luciano Lliuya argues that RWE must pay towards the cost of protecting his hometown, Huaraz, from a swollen glacier lake at risk of overflowing from melting snow and ice. The water released ...

The resulting flood destroyed one-third of the downstream city of Huaraz and killed between 1,800 and 5,000 people. Teardrop-shaped Lake Palcacocha, shown in this satellite view, has expanded in ...