Calving, the process in which ice breaks off from a glacier terminus, is a major contributor to sea-level rise and poses increasing risks to coastal regions worldwide. Understanding these ...

Even though "glacial" is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has found that glaciers speed ...

MTRI has also conducted water characterization measurements in Vitus Lake, a large ice-marginal lake at the terminus of the Glacier. As the Glacier retreats, Vitus Lake has expanded rapidly in area ...

with its terminus neither advancing nor receding appreciably. Growing at an astounding average speed of 6.6 feet per day, the glacier sheds a roughly equal amount of mass by dropping massive ...

If Northwestern students want further evidence of climate change, they have to look no further than Northwestern’s very own glacier. The late Northwestern professor and geology chair Ulysses S. Grant ...

Two individuals stranded on Portage Lake after a glacier calved were rescued by ice climbers before emergency responders ...