Climate change

The Matterhorn Glacier trail.

Switzerland and Italy Redraw Border Due to Melting Glaciers

Parts of the 744km-long Swiss-Italian border have always followed...
rescuers in a dingy boat sailing the flooded streets of Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal Floods Leave Nearly 200 Dead

Heavy rains hit Nepal between Thursday and Saturday, causing...
eiger and Oberland peaks in the morning

Massive Rockfall on the North Face of the Eiger

On Saturday morning, a major rockfall occurred on the...
Thame village flooded today.

Everest Region: Thame Village Flooded

Thame, a village near Everest and the birthplace of...
Dust created by a rockfall on the rock face of Dru, Alps

Major Rockfall Plagues the Alps Again This Summer

Again this year, huge rockfalls are changing the shape...
The remnants of the Humboldt glacier in Venezuela

Venezuela Becomes First Modern Country to Lose All Its Glaciers

In an occasion both momentous and deeply disturbing, scientists...
Birendra lake and Manaslu in background.

Massive Avalanche on Manaslu Threatens Floods

This morning, a huge avalanche on Manaslu reached Lake...
two explorers on thin ice

Climate Change is Slowing Down Time

There are those who contend time isn’t real, while...
woman being interviewed

Weekend Warm-Up: What Is Thrawn?

Did you know that “thrawn” is the ability to...
climbing ropes and a crack with some ice inside on a granite wall.

Falling Rock Changes Route on Patagonia’s Fitz Roy

Thawing permafrost on the granite spires of Patagonia is...
A nomad's ger in deep snow, left, and a sheep pen with the dead sheep piled outside.

Herders Struggle to Survive Deadly Mongolian ‘Dzud’ Winter

Herders in Mongolia are undergoing an unusually harsh winter...
Thwaites ice cliff

Is It Curtains For the World’s Largest Glacier? What About Curtains Around It, Instead?

For some years now, scientists have warned climate change...
Alpine ibex

Too Hot for Them: Alpine Ibex Now Prefer Moving at Night, Despite Wolves

As the days get hotter across Europe, the Alpine...
A rendering of Snowball Earth

Why Did the Earth Turn into a Snowball?

Until now, no one was sure why the Earth...
artist's rendering of several apes sitting by a stream

‘Giganto,’ Largest Primate Ever, Died From Climate Change

What could take down a prehistoric ape the size...
Notes on a picture of the Mer de Glace

Chamonix: For Now, the Mer de Glace Is For Alpinists Only

Thinking of taking the kids to see the Ice...
Hide Yamazaki

Scientist Studying Thinning Sea Ice Drowns in North Greenland

A Japanese scientist studying thinning sea ice has died...
Ruins of the Roman forum.

Thin Social Fabric? Expect it to Rip Under Climate Change, Report Warns

Is society ending due to climate change? The internet...
a cracked landscape beneath a bright sun

Supercontinent Will Kill Us All, Researchers Say

The climate will kill us, and the mechanism will...

Danger in the Alps: Huge Rockfalls on the Eiger and the Matterhorn

Alpinist Robert Jasper reported today that a large rockfall...
The Sphinx snow patch melts for the third consecutive year.

The Sphinx Snow Patch Melts for Just 10th Time in 300 Years

The longest-lasting snow patch in the UK has completely...
Kyrgyzstan, Karakol ski resort in summer.

Are Europe’s Ski Resorts In Trouble?

It's not news that climate change is severely affecting...
A rockslide down Celse Nievre Valley.

Alps Crumbling in the Heat

A long heat wave in southern and central Europe...
landslide in the Indian Himalaya

Deadly Floods, Landslides Strike India’s Himalaya

Heavy rainfall in India's Himachal Pradesh has caused huge...

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