In pictures: overlanding in Alaska, where glaciers meet bear country
Travelling in Alaska — the US’s final frontier — can feel like jumping through a wormhole. Time here is marked not by the ...
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of ...
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Alaska’s glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else
Researchers concluded that the world’s glaciers have lost about 5% of their ice since 2000 – and that they’re melting faster than ever. But Alaska takes the cake. The report says the state ...
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Learn to Ice Climb at Alaska’s Most Extreme Community Festival
Alaskans have been gathering in the tiny coastal town of Valdez to celebrate the art of climbing ice Alaska’s hardiest ...
Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
Alaska State Troopers say three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche ...
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Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000
Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world's mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s.
On the Wild Side: Three outstanding destinations for unrivaled wildlife viewing
To see a breaching whale, a soaring bald eagle, bears catching salmon, or a bison up close are unforgettable, awe-inspiring ...
The Alps Are Melting: Four Decades of Glacier Loss Captured From Space
The Alps, home to the iconic Aletsch Glacier, are undergoing a dramatic transformation. Satellite imagery spanning four ...
Snowmachine rider pulled out of 60-foot crevasse alive
A snowmachine rider is alive after falling nearly 60 feet deep into a glacial crevasse, necessitating a rescue by a group of ...
Glaciers Vanishing Fast – 273 Billion Tons of Ice Lost Annually
Glacier mass balance intercomparison exercise As of the year 2000, glaciers—excluding the continental ice sheets of Greenland ...