Ice rescue instructor Luc Mehl says the community is lucky the calving did not happen over the weekend, and he hopes Alaskans ...
A dramatic calving event at Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier sent massive ice chunks into the water. Officials warn of instability ...
An official state of the union for 66 years, Alaska is known for its glaciers, permafrost and national parks. Home to North ...
"I thought it would be cool if a piece fell off, thinking it would be one-twentieth of what actually fell off." ...
This is the moment the Portage glacier near Whittier, Alaska calved and crashed into the frozen Portage Lake, causing huge waves to break the icy lake's surface apart. Reports say two people ice ...
As global warming accelerates, the increasing number of supraglacial lakes and the need to accurately measure their depths ...
The Thwaites Glacier is one of many bodies of ice that are melting, but this massive, Antarctic glacier is uniquely important when it comes to sea level rise. “We’re talking a ...
The GLIMS initiative has created a unique glacier inventory, storing information about the extent and rates of change of all the world's mountain glaciers and ice caps. The GLIMS Glacier Database was ...
Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland in order to "forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic." The command said that move was "not in ...
SNOQUALMIE PASS — Next time you're skiing at Alpental, find the hallway connecting the ski area's two lodge buildings. Framed sketches illustrate an expansive vision for chairlifts, trams, a village, ...