Washington’s “benchmark” glacier used by scientists to follow the progress of global warming continues to lose mass, according to a recent study. A report by the U.S. Geological Survey presents ...

For nearly 70 years scientists have been probing, measuring, drilling and generally getting to know South Cascade Glacier in the US Northwest, developing and honing skills now used worldwide.

WASHINGTON — Three of the nation’s most studied glaciers, including one in Washington state’s remote north Cascades, are shrinking at an accelerating pace, a report based on 50 years of measurements ...

For the inaugural World Day for Glaciers, the WGMS named a US glacier as its first Glacier of the Year. The South Cascade Glacier in Washington state has been monitored continuously since the 1950s ...

Glaciers in Washington, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta and the Swiss Alps lost an unprecedented amount of ice between 2021 and 2024, a new study reveals. The cumulative loss in these four years ...

Today marks the first ever World Glaciers Day, an occasion which the UN is using to spotlight these icy landscapes which are fast disappearing. Glaciers are now 9,000 billion tonnes lighter than when ...

If you’ve ever looked at a world map and thought it was set in stone, think again. Glaciers around the globe are melting at an alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

Five of the last six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat on record, the UN's World Meteorological Organization weather, climate and water agency said ...