ImpactsLisa/Flickrhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ Oregon Cascades, Western states losing glaciers, new analysis finds An updated inventory shows the area has more than 50 ice patches that no longer qualify as glaciers while several have disappeared entirely.
ImpactsNational Snow and Ice Data/Flickr Scientists are uncovering ominous waters under Antarctic ice A super-pressurized, 290-mile-long river is running under the ice sheet. That could be bad news for sea-level rise.
Newslettercommons.wikimedia.org Greenland's ice sheet is losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise A field glaciologist explains the changes scientists are now seeing.
ImpactsJoão Lopes/Flickr Glacier collapses are a growing but hard-to-predict threat After 11 people were killed and eight hospitalized by a glacier in early July, Italian scientists are asking how future tragedies can be avoided.
ImpactsDavid Stanley/ Flickr A vast underground water system helps drive Antarctica’s glaciers Scientists have finally found Antarctica’s missing groundwater, which will help them predict ice flows on the continent.
ImpactsParks Canada Requiem for a mountain sanctuary For a century, Abbot Pass Hut provided a lofty nest for climbers like me. Now the iconic stone cabin is losing its footing.
Impacts Serious, salty trouble is brewing under Antarctic glaciers Alarming new research suggests warm seawater is rushing under the ice, perhaps doubling the rate of melting.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities
