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Alaska has at least 120 glacier-dammed lakes, and almost all have drained at least once since 1985, a new study shows. Small ones have been producing larger floods in recent years.
Like icy thermometers, glaciers overlying volcanoes shift according to temperature changes below.
Some of the world’s biggest glaciers flow into fjords in Greenland and we need to know what they’ll bump into on the seabed.
At the pilgrimage site of Kedarnath in northern India, disastrous flooding has led many to ask whether the gods are getting angry about human behavior.
Climate change is causing increasingly severe weather – but it’s not just hazards at the Earth’s surface we should be concerned about.
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast.
Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.
To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Temperature rise of more than 1°C pushes us towards irreversible climate tipping points, yet Earth is 1.2°C warmer than in pre-industrial times.
Meltwater rivers in the European Alps will change as glaciers melt – threatening animals that are vital for alpine ecosystems with habitat loss.
Seafloor landforms reveal that ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres per day.
Scientists used satellites to map tens of thousands of glacial landforms in Antarctica’s highest mountains.
Mountain systems are sensitive to climate change. Loss of snow and ice sets off effects which have wide ranging consequences.
Often thought of as eternal, mountains are vulnerable to climate change and tourism. To protect them, they should be recognised for their cultural values, not just their natural characteristics.
Switzerland’s glaciers just lost 6% of their ice in a single year.
Rising temperatures and extreme weather pose an existential threat to many UNESCO World Heritage sites, but widespread discussion is needed for meaningful change.
Researchers from the University of Oslo have drilled to the bottom of the Kongsvegen glacier. Find out why and how they are listening to the destabilisation of Arctic glaciers: The MAMMAMIA project.
If and when the Thwaites Glacier melts, it will result in nearly 0.6 metres of sea level rise, but it holds back another three metres of sea level rise lurking within the Antarctic continent. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Climate change will increase the frequency of both floods and droughts in Pakistan. To address these challenges, enhancing infrastructure, building dams and educating the public are necessary.
Top contributors
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Principal Scientist & Programme Leader of Southern Hemisphere Climates and Environments, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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Professor of Glaciology and Earth Observation, University of Bristol
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Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Geography, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Geography and the Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Glaciology, Newcastle University
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Research Fellow in Glacial Geomorphology, Monash University
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Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University
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Reader, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer, Glaciology, University of Portsmouth
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Climate Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
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Professor of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
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Distinguished University Professor, Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
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PhD Researcher, Aberystwyth University