A landslide in Greenland resulted in a mega-tsunami of moving water across a fjord that generated vibrations for nine days ...

There’s been a significant shift in Arctic coastlines over the last two decades, with new research revealing that melting ...

As glacial ice moves very slowly downhill ... sides and back wall of the glacier. The movement of the glacier pulls these frozen rocks away. Abrasion – rocks trapped in the glacier rub against ...

The world’s largest iceberg has halted its glacial movement, temporarily stalling its invasion into the open ocean. Scientists are monitoring the iceberg’s path as its shift could have ...

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is taking proactive steps to mitigate the risks associated with Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Union Territory. The initiative involved a phased ...

We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down glacial retreat. And, we must manage meltwater more sustainably. Saving our glaciers is a survival strategy for people and the planet.

Past ice sheets have retreated rapidly, raising global sea level at rates >1 cm per year, with marine ice sheets collapsing and terrestrial ice sheets retreating in a more gradual fashion.

Between 15,000 and 8,000 years ago, the Earth experienced significant climatic changes, including the rapid retreat of ice sheets and rising sea levels, during the Glacial–Holocene transition.