Glaciers
Global heating to blame for threat of deadly flood in Peru, study finds
Research showing severe flood threat caused by global heating may set legal precedent in climate litigation
Dan Collyns in Lima
04, Feb, 2021 @4:00 PM
Alpine plants face extinction as melting glaciers force them higher, warns study
‘Escalator to extinction’ means aggressive species will eventually take over, threatening the entire mountain ecosystem
Phoebe Weston
29, Jan, 2021 @5:15 AM
Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds
Rate of loss now in line with worst-case scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
25, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM
Weatherwatch: conjuring up snow to protect glaciers
Scientists experiment with artificial and induced snowfall in effort to slow glacial retreat
Kate Ravilious
31, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM
Terrawatch: dust is speeding up melting of Himalayan snow
Human activities are increasing wind-blown dust, depleting crucial freshwater supply
Kate Ravilious
03, Nov, 2020 @9:30 PM
Secrets of the ice: unlocking a melting time capsule
As the Earth’s ice melts, large numbers of perfectly preserved ancient artefacts are being revealed. But time is running out and ‘glacial archaeologists’ are racing to find these fragile treasures
Mike Power
01, Nov, 2020 @9:30 AM
Huge cavities threaten glacier larger than Great Britain
Water seeping into fissures in Thwaites glacier in Antarctica, accelerating rise of sea levels
Jonathan Watts Global environment editor
09, Sep, 2020 @4:55 PM
Queen of the Dolomites glacier could vanish within 15 years
Italian scientists warn Marmolada has shrunk 80% in 70 years due to global heating
Angela Giuffrida
01, Sep, 2020 @2:17 PM
Satellite images show rapid growth of glacial lakes worldwide
Number of glacial lakes rose by 53% in 1990-2018 to cover 9,000 sq km of planet’s surface
Ian Sample Science editor
31, Aug, 2020 @3:00 PM
Italian homes evacuated over risk of Mont Blanc glacier collapse
Roads near Courmayeur closed to tourists because of threat from falling Planpincieux ice
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
06, Aug, 2020 @1:02 PM
'There’s still a choice': New Zealand's melting glaciers show the human fingerprints of climate change
New research has found extreme melting of the country’s glaciers in 2018 was at least ten times more likely due to human-caused global heating
Graham Readfearn
03, Aug, 2020 @3:00 PM
'The human fingerprint is everywhere': Met Office's alarming warning on climate
Exclusively compiled data from centre’s supercomputer shows alarming climate trajectory
Jonathan Watts
27, May, 2020 @6:00 AM
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