Greenland’s Wayward Ice Island Just Smashed Into Joe Island—and Survived
A giant iceberg the size of Manhattan broke off from the Petermann Glacier along Greenland’s northwest coast in…
Scientists Found a Massive Ice Reservoir Hidden Beneath Utah’s Rocky Mountains
When we picture a glacier, we tend to imagine an enormous chunk of ice sprawling across a mountain…
Rescue teams continue search for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after floods
Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a catastrophic and…
A Massive Iceberg Broke off Greenland. New Images Show What Led up to It
A massive slab of ice has broken away from one of Greenland’s largest remaining floating glacier tongues, creating…
Ancient Life Discovered in Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ May Finally Reveal Its Origins
At the edge of the Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, crimson water pours into…
Map shows US cities that could go underwater if sea levels rise 3 meters
Scientists are warning that the collapse of Antarctica’s massive “doomsday glacier” could eventually redraw large parts of America’s…
‘Beautiful but precarious’: Photographer captures Earth’s fragile systems hanging by a thread
From the blue architecture of Icelandic ice caves to the flamingo-pink shores of Kenya’s Lake Magadi, photographer Jon…
How a Melting Glacier in Antarctica Could Affect Tens of Millions Around the Globe
Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which…
Dani Guindo’s Dramatic Aerial Photos Reveal the Ghostly Outline of an Icelandic Glacier — Colossal
In the spectacular, lofty photos of Dani Guindo, heavy clouds and mercurial pools glow amid an Icelandic landscape.…
Could Melting Glaciers Actually Slow Climate Change?
It’s not easy to find silver linings amid the rapid, human-driven destabilization of Earth’s climate—though that hasn’t stopped…
‘Irreversible on any human timescale’: Scientist reveals best and worst-case scenario for Antarctica
Scientists have highlighted just how high the stakes are as human-made climate change continues to rapidly warm Antarctica.…
Greenland’s Freaky Ice Plumes May Be Fueled by Wild, Pasta-Like Churning
Massive structures of slow, swirling, plume-like patterns were found hidden deep inside Greenland’s ice sheet years ago, but…