Aug 13 Floodwaters from Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau break record levels and prompt evacuations By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. Continue reading
Aug 12 Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:53 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can't prevent dangers of melting glaciers By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The 2015 Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences… Continue watching
Jun 25 Climate change is making Switzerland's ebbing glaciers look like Swiss cheese By Fanny Brodersen, Matthias Schrader, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The glaciers of Switzerland, which has the most of any country in continental Europe, are fading because of global warming. Their fragility became starkly apparent last month as a mudslide swallowed up the village of Blatten. Continue reading
Aug 26 Icelandic rescuers call off search after deadly ice cave collapse, saying everyone is accounted for By David Keyton, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Video showed rescuers working inside two large craters surrounded by the sand-blackened ice of the glacier in the southeastern part of the island. Continue reading
Oct 07 Death toll of icy flood that inundated India's Himalayan northeast rises to 47 By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to… Continue reading
Jun 18 Voters in Switzerland approve climate bill targeting net zero emissions by 2050 By Associated Press A majority of Swiss citizens on Sunday voted in favor of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb greenhouse gas emissions, as the Alpine nation's iconic glaciers melt away at an alarming rate. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:24 New study outlines grim future for hundreds of thousands of glaciers With planet-warming emissions on the rise, scientists worry about melting glaciers and the onslaught of repercussions. A new study published in the Journal of Science looks at the future of hundreds of thousands of glaciers, and what we can expect. Continue watching
Jan 05 Two-thirds of glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The world's glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study. But if the world can… Continue reading
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