"Unfortunately, there is not much we can do." Scientists issue warning after discovering major change in massive natural ...

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Glaciers around the globe are melting at an alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

In 2019, researchers installed a memorial for the first Icelandic glacier to disappear due to climate change. The plaque at the base of what was once the Okjökull glacier read: “In the next 200 years, ...

For 150 years tourists have been traveling to the town of Belvédère, high in the Alps of southern Switzerland, for the chance to walk inside a glacier. Around 1870, a local family had the idea of ...

RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AFP) - From afar, the Rhone Glacier looks pristine, but on closer inspection the surface is covered with white blankets to slow the melting of the rapidly retreating ice.

Stefan Schlumpf was hiking in the alps the day he stopped to admire the Rhone Glacier, an undulating expanse of ice in the heart of the Switzerland. Something about it looked odd, and it puzzled him ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. "What do you think would look better: pink or green?" The bubblegum ...