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More Mountain Glacier Collapses Feared as Heat Waves Engulf the Northern Hemisphere

Researchers spot a vast new crack on a crumbling Italian glacier that killed 11 people earlier this month, as warming temperatures and snow droughts take a toll on alpine icefields.

By Bob Berwyn

This aerial view taken near Canazei on July 5, 2022 from a rescue helicopter shows the Punta Rocca glacier that collapsed on the mountain of Marmolada after a record-high temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded at the glacier's summit. The collapse of the glacier caused an avalanche which killed at least seven people. Credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images
A flock of birds flies over the border between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on Feb. 16, 2019. Credit: Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP via Getty Images

Warming Trends: Tracking Bird Migration in the Night Sky, Plus the Olympic Mountains’ Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers and a Podcast Focused on Florida’s Polluted Environment

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Researchers analyze glacial melt on July 10, 2013 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Warming Trends: Tuna for Vegans, Battery Technology and Climate Drives a Tree-Killer to Higher Climes

By Katelyn Weisbrod

The Matanuska glacier is seen on Sept. 7, 2019 near Palmer, Alaska. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Ice Dam Bursts Threaten to Increase Sunny Day Floods as Hotter Temperatures Melt Glaciers

By Haley Dunleavy

The accelerating breakup of Antarctic ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula is intensifying concerns about sea level rise. Credit Bob Berwyn

The Acceleration of an Antarctic Glacier Shows How Global Warming Can Rapidly Break Up Polar Ice and Raise Sea Level

By Bob Berwyn

Siphon pipes lead up the mountain to Laguna Palcacocha, a swollen glacial lake in the Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of Peru on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The siphons were installed to reduce the volume of the lake and to try and prevent a dam rupture but were damaged in the recent icefall an only two still work. Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

For a City Staring Down the Barrel of a Climate-Driven Flood, A New Study Could be the Smoking Gun

By Bob Berwyn

retreating glaciers in Himalayas

2 Himalaya Glaciers May Disappear: Study

By Tan Ee Lyn, Reuters

Tibetan Nomads Struggle as Grasslands Disappear from the Roof of the World

By Guest Writer

In Pictures: Glaciers Melt Away in Everest Region of Nepal

By Kunda Dixit

From Nepal to Maldives, Eyewitness Sees Impact of Warming, Melting Glaciers

By Guest Writer

Understanding Glacier Changes: Risks Posed by Glacial Lakes, Debris Flows

By Guest Writer

Understanding Glacier Changes: Elevation Matters

By Guest Writer

Glacier Responses to Climate Change are Complex, as are the Impacts

By Guest Writer

Images of a Changing Planet

By SolveClimate Staff

Dangers of Climate Change: Lack of Water Can Lead to War

By Max Ajl

Colombia's Glaciers on Pace to Disappear Within 25 Years

By Max Ajl

Greenpeace Expedition Documents Disappearing Greenland Glacier

By Stacy Feldman

Bolivia's Chacaltaya Glacier Melts to Nothing 6 Years Early

By Stacy Feldman

Video: Everest's Melting Glaciers

By David Sassoon

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