The UN has declared 2025 as the year of glacier preservation. Here's how to visit one safely
With glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate, 2025 has been named the Year of International Glacier Preservation. Here's ...
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Africa’s last tropical glaciers are melting away along with local livelihoods
Africa’s remaining tropical glaciers are rapidly disappearing as greenhouse gas emissions drive global warming. In the ...
How melting glaciers affect everyday lives
Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities being threatened by flooding.
It's now or never to save glaciers as they are melting faster than ever; major concerns in South Asia
The inaugural World Day for Glaciers emphasises the urgency of preserving glaciers to prevent catastrophic impacts on over billion people ...
Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2bn people, says UN
Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of two billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current ...
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How bad is glacier melt and why does it matter?
Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record, according to new research by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Glacier Monitoring Service ...
UN experts claim several glaciers will not survive this century
UN experts claim glaciers in many regions won't survive the 21st century if the current melting rate continues. | One of ...
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With climate change, cryosphere melt scales up as a threat to planetary health
Earth’s frozen places — ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost — are melting: a clear sign of climate change and a planet ...
Melting glaciers put 2 billion people at risk around the world, says new report
Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.
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End of eternal ice: Many glaciers will not survive this century, climate scientists say
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising ...
Maine ski mountains spring to life with epic slush runs
MAINE, USA — Ski mountains across Maine won't let their melting snow go to waste with annual end-of-season slush competitions—that is slush not lush, but if you wanna grab a beer at the end of the ...