China is staring at a water crisis in the mid-to-long term after the latest climate data showed a rapidly depleting glacial ...
Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby ...
Scientists have some wild ideas to slow sea-level rise caused by melting ice. Glaciers generally move so slowly you can’t see ...
Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.
China’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing ...
An earth scientist explains the impact that ice loss can have on the stability of the surrounding mountain slopes and glacial lakes.
Melting ice is revealing new coastal zones in the Arctic, but while this new landscape might fuel speculation about natural ...
In a part of the world where throughout history only the pure white of snow and ice could be seen, today green moss and grass ...
On March 2025 at 11 AM, at Hotel Drake Longchamp in Geneva, the India Water Foundation (IWF), in collaboration with the World ...
Himalayan glaciers are not just frozen reservoirs of water; they are the lifeblood of South Asia. These colossal ice masses feed major river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra, ...
Water is deeply connected with human culture, traditions, social values and life itself. It is essential to human survival, ...
2025 has been declared the International Year of Glacier Preservation (IYGP), and March 21 is celebrated as World Day for ...