Scientists call for greater study of glacier geoengineering options
Report says serious research needed into risks and benefits as melting could cause devastating sea level rise
June 2024
Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level rise
Small increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say
May 2024
Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field
Scientists reclassify Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, after it melted faster than expected
April 2024
Bid to secure spot for glacier in Icelandic presidential race heats up
Idea Angela Rawlings had a decade ago for Snæfellsjökull has snowballed into a full-blown campaign with a team of 50 people
March 2024
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
Andean alarm: climate crisis increases fears of glacial lake flood in Peru
In 1941, thousands of people died in Huaraz when the natural dam on a lake above the city gave way. Now, melting glaciers are raising the chances of it happening again
February 2024
How do you stop a glacier from melting? Simple – put up an underwater curtain
Pilotless drones being tested in Antarctica for use in scientific research
January 2024
Labour MP stirred by disappearing Antarctic ice and her father’s legacy
Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
The Guardian documentary
Bhutan Mountain Man: video diaries from a lone glaciologist
The Guardian documentary
Bhutan Mountain Man: video diaries from a lone glaciologist
Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE
December 2023
A Cold Spell by Max Leonard review – from cube to crisis
A fascinating exploration of how ice has shaped human existence
October 2023
Science Weekly
‘We’ve lost control’: what happens when the west Antarctic ice sheet melts? – podcast
Environment editor Damian Carrington explains why Antarctic ice may be melting even faster than we thought – and pays tribute to his predecessor John Vidal
Rapid ice melt in west Antarctica now inevitable, research shows
Sea level will be driven up no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, putting coastal cities in danger
‘Exceptional year’: Mont Blanc shrinks by another 2 metres
Mountain’s peak has been measured every two years since 2001 and height has varied by almost 5 metres
September 2023
Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in two years
Volume lost during hot summers of 2022 and 2023 equal to total depletion between 1960 and 1990, says report
August 2023
Indonesia’s tropical Eternity Glaciers could vanish within years, experts say
Austria’s fastest melting glacier gives up decades-old corpse
