An analysis of more than 270,000 glaciers worldwide has found that they lost more than 7 trillion tonnes of ice since 2000, ...

The Alps and Pyrénées are among the hardest-hit areas, having shed around 40% of their mass in 20 years, according to a study published in Nature on Wednesday.

A fleet of satellites has been used to monitor glaciers worldwide using optical, radar, laser and gravity measurements. From top: CryoSat, Terra, ICESat, and the twin GRACE spacecraft, above a map of ...

Researchers present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the fastest.

Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...

Scientists have some novel ideas to save the ice caps. Here are the most out-of-the-box suggestions - Scientists say glacier ...

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New 3D maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet show how huge cracks in the ice that accelerate melting expanded between 2016 and 2021 ...

Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting ...

Volunteers from New Zealand to the United States are helping scientists document what will happen to coastal communities as climate change melts the polar ice caps and sea levels rise.

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