Melting glaciers, collapsing ice shelves, thawing permafrost – these are some of the most visible impacts of climate change. Glaciers around the world have been losing over 200 billion metric tons of ...

"Billions of dollars in ... facilities and other structures have also been destroyed." Scientists sound alarm after ...

When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.

A new study has revealed that permafrost in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh is thawing due to climate change. This is the ice that ...

Thawing mountain permafrost can also trigger ... The International Year of Glaciers' Preservation and World Day for Glaciers are reminders of the risks and also of who is in harm's way.

Mountains, which cover 33 million sq km of the Earth’s surface, are crucial for sustaining life on the planet. For instance, ...

TASS/. Modern climatic changes, most apparent in the Arctic, lead to smaller areas of glaciers in the Arctic, to increased river flow of small rivers due to the melting Arctic glaciers and a ...

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