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

See that U-shaped valley? That’s Lairig Ghru. It was carved out by a glacier, a huge river of ice, during the ice age - just like corries and other glacial features. As glaciers move downhill ...

The agency received $4.75 million, but city officials say more money is needed for a fleshed-out feasibility study to assess ...

Installation of HESCO barriers intended to protect hundreds of Mendenhall Valley homes from glacial outburst floods began ...

The researchers unearthed 427 artefacts, including stone tools and the first ochre pieces- the red-coloured rock used in ...

When Glacial Lake Missoula's ice dam shattered, a northern arm of the lake drained in a matter of hours through a narrow gap in Montana's Blackfoot River valley. One can only imagine the ...

Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.

Minaret Station Alpine Lodge is nestled at the head of a glacial valley on the western shores of Lake Wanaka Transfers are via sister company Alpine Helicopters which offers departures from ...

The flow of water and debris surged south, then southeast, with unimaginable force, creating what geologists later named the Glacial River Warren. This river carved a wide, deep valley — now the ...

Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face. The central section is cut by massive ...