Glaciers are cooling the air around them to resist rising temperatures—but scientists say this self-defense won’t last.

California may be known as the Golden State, with its shimmering beaches and warm Mediterranean climate. But clinging to the ...

High in the mountains, glaciers once kept their cool—literally. The massive ice bodies create their own cold microclimates ...

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When Matthias Huss first visited Rhône Glacier in Switzerland 35 years ago, the ice was just a short walk from where his ...

Glaciers are fighting back against climate change by cooling the air that touches their surfaces. But for how long? The ...

A new alarm signal is being sounded from the climate zone. Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an accelerated rate, losing 24% of their volume between 2015 and 2025, according to a new study ...

New research reveals glaciers are steadily losing their battle against the impacts of climate change. Glaciers appear to be resisting the effects of climate change by cooling the air that comes into ...

New research shows that California's Sierra Nevada glaciers, which will vanish in decades, have remained intact for at least ...

Swiss glaciers have faced significant melting this year, with a 3% drop in total volume, marking the fourth-largest annual ...

The global retreat of glaciers and ice patches is both well-documented and concerning, a clear calling card from a warming world. And all around the globe, archaeologists have been springing into ...

The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers ...