Glaciers are one of the largest reservoirs of freshwater on our planet, and their melting or growing is one of the best indicators of climate change. However, knowledge of glacier change has been ...

It's unclear what caused the deadly break, but scientists are predicting more. Warming temperatures across the globe are changing landscapes and threatening local cities and communities. A devastating ...

The fourth Khangri Glacier scientific expedition made significant achievements, including the first reconnaissance of the Dharkha Tso glacial lake and the discovery of aquatic life at Rani Lake. The ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — When Ravi Chopra saw the devastating deluge of water and debris crash downstream from a Himalayan glacier on Sunday, his first thought was that this was exactly the scenario that his ...

The winter of 2004-2005 delivered heavy snowfall throughout Asia’s Himalaya Mountains, and regional glaciers are at or beyond their customary reach, according to the March 13 issue of Insurance Digest ...

BENGALURU, India — Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain range and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t ...

Confidence melting away: doubts grow in climate change debate. Jan. 28, 2010 — -- The Siachen Glacier is home to the world's highest crisis region. Here, at 6,000 meters (19,680 feet) above sea ...

A massive search-and-rescue operation was underway Sunday in northern India for at least 140 people missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off, triggering an avalanche of rock, mud, water and ...

Sustained glacier melt in the Himalayas has gradually spawned more than 5,000 glacier lakes that are dammed by potentially unstable moraines. When such dams break, glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) ...