The world's glaciers are melting faster than we thought, new research shows
Glaciers have survived through a delicate balance of gain and loss. A new study shows just how much the scale has tipped.
The New York Times9h
Where Glaciers Melt, the Rivers Run Red
Meltwaters are most acidified, and most laden with heavy metals, in the high Andes, where the glaciers are actively melting. Indigenous villages at these elevations are the most vulnerable, and, being ...
allthatsinteresting12d
A Mysterious Bamboo Wagon Was Just Discovered Near A Melting Glacier In The Alps
The object has archaeologists stumped. It’s made with bamboo, a plant that is not native to Switzerland (but was introduced ...
Scientific American4d
Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage
Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expensive floods, infrastructure damage and ...
Ledger-Enquirer13d
Hiker finds strange item at melting glacier in Switzerland — and it stumps officials
Photo from Sergio Veri and Riva San Vitale via the Kanton Graubünden A hiker in southeastern Switzerland noticed a large bamboo contraption at a melting glacier. The item stumped officials and ...
Red alert issued by global weather experts over catastrophic rate of climate change
A COP24 report says 2015-2024 will be warmest ten years on record with the loss of ice from glaciers and extreme weather, ...
Charlotte Observer13d
Hiker finds strange item at melting glacier in Switzerland — and it stumps officials
A hiker in southeastern Switzerland noticed a large bamboo contraption at a melting glacier. The item stumped officials and prompted a public call for information. Sergio Veri was hiking along a ...