This is the moment the Portage glacier near Whittier, Alaska calved and crashed into the frozen Portage Lake, causing huge waves to break the icy lake's surface apart. Reports say two people ice ...

As global warming accelerates, the increasing number of supraglacial lakes and the need to accurately measure their depths ...

As global warming accelerates, the increasing number of supraglacial lakes and the need to accurately measure their depths ...

A private home on the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park can remain, a federal judge ruled earlier this month.

Two ice skaters were stranded and self-rescued from a glacier chunk that fell onto the ice in Portage Lake, Alaska, on Monday ...

The U.S. Forest Service warned residents on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 of a large crack in the Mendenhall Glacier that may cause significant calving. The U.S. Forest Service is warning Juneau residents to ...

Two individuals stranded on Portage Lake after a glacier calved were rescued by ice climbers before emergency responders could arrive. Thanks to the climbers' quick action, everyone is safe.

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 ...