Dec 20 Pilot races to photograph melting glaciers as climate clock ticks By Nat Castañeda, Associated Press Glaciers aren’t static. In a world that’s getting warmer, they’re getting smaller. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:27 Scientists measure how quickly crucial Antarctica glacier is melting By Miles O'Brien Climate change's connections with the extreme heat and weather events in the U.S. and around the globe have been well established. But climate change is also having a measurable impact on a much slower-moving development: the loss of glaciers and… Continue watching
Jul 05 Hopes dim as rescuers continue to search for survivors of Italian avalanche By Paolo Santalucia, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Rescuers are finding body parts and equipment as they search for hikers missing following a powerful avalanche in the Italian Dolomites. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 8:21 Climate change forces major lifestyle changes high in the Himalayan mountains By Fred de Sam Lazaro Research published last year shows the massive Himalayan glaciers have shrunk 10-times faster over the past four decades than during the previous seven centuries. It threatens agriculture and the water supply for millions across South Asia. Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Nov 10 Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more By Victoria Milko, Associated Press Countries that rely on glaciers are facing trouble as many ice sheets melt because of climate change. For generations, glaciers have helped make electricity, draw visitors and uphold ancient spiritual traditions. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 9:08 A risky expedition to study the ‘doomsday glacier’ By Miles O'Brien The Thwaites Glacier is the largest, most menacing source of rising sea levels all over the world, and it is melting at an alarming rate. For years, scientists have warily watched it from afar, but in November, a team set… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 7:03 The future of ocean life is bleak if we don’t cut carbon emissions The world's oceans and seas have already absorbed an enormous amount of excess heat in our climate system, according to a new UN report. And the risks of dire consequences for marine and coastal life will get significantly worse if… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 10:00 How Antarctica’s tourist boom could affect Earth’s ‘last great wilderness’ By William Brangham, Emily Carpeaux, Mike Fritz Antarctica was the last of the seven continents to be discovered, and it wasn’t until the late 1950s that commercial tourism began there. But now, Antarctica has become a popular travel destination, amid growing concerns about the effect that increasing… Continue watching
May 11 Glaciers will disappear from mainland U.S. in our lifetime, scientists say By Dayana Morales Gomez Of the estimated 150 glaciers that existed when Glacier National Park was created in Montana back in 1910, only 26 remain. Continue reading
Oct 20 Ice detectives race against time as climate change destroys evidence of itself By Dhananjay Khadilkar, Scientific American Threatened glaciers store many of Earth’s fading prehistoric memories, including valuable temperature information about climate change… Continue reading