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Climate change shrinks Swiss glaciers by a quarter in past decade: Report

Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have shed a quarter of their mass in the past decade alone.

Published 305 days ago

Over 400 Himalayan glacial lakes expanding, and need vigorous monitoring: CWC

The total glacial lake area in India has grown by over 30 per cent since 2011 -- rising from 1,917 hectares to 2,508 hectares.

Updated 334 days ago

British explorer who vanished in Antarctica found in glacier after 65 years

Dennis Bell (far right) celebrated Christmas at the British base in Antarctica in 1958.

Published 355 days ago

Vanished in 1997, missing man's body found on melting glacier in Pakistan

The remains were found in the Lady Meadows area of Palas, Kohistan.

Published 362 days ago

Recovery seen in 4 East Antarctic glaciers after years of melting: What to know

Surprising recovery seen in these East Antarctic glaciers after years of melting (Unsplash - representational image)

Published 455 days ago

How melting glaciers affect everyday lives

Melting of glaciers can trigger natural disasters such as floods, landslides and avalanches.

Published 499 days ago

'Glacier baba's' temple built near sacred lake in Uttarakhand demolished

The illegal 'glacier baba' shrine had been built at a height of 16,500 feet in Uttarakhand.

Published 663 days ago

Snow avalanche hits Sumeru Parvat area in Kedarnath Valley

The avalanche was reported near the source of Saraswati River at 5am on Sunday.. (ANI)

Published 763 days ago

Himalayan glacial lake outbursts are a growing threat to South Asia

A satellite image shows the Himalayan Glacial Lake after it burst its banks and caused flash floods, in South Lhonak Lake, Sikkim, India, October 6, 2023.

Published 830 days ago

Artificial glaciers stave off drought in Kyrgyzstan

In the Tian-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, villagers have made an artificial glacier to provide water for their drought-hit farms.

Published 879 days ago

Glacier ice from the fjords will soon make its way into Dubai's cocktail scene

While the idea might instantly trigger concerns about environmental risks, the company promises the use of carbon-neutral vessels shortly.

Published 935 days ago

Swiss glaciers lose 10 pc of their ice volume in two years

A team member of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology passes the Rhone Glacier covered by sheets near Goms, Switzerland. A top glacier watcher has warned that a warm early summer and a heat wave last week could have caused severe glacier melt across Switzerland.

Published 1039 days ago

15 years of Bachna Ae Haseeno: Minissha Lamba reveals she was only given her part of the script and didn’t know other characters’ storylines

Minissha Lamba played the role of Mahi in Bachna Ae Haseeno

Updated 1084 days ago

House collapses into floodwaters in dramatic glacier outburst: Video goes viral

A drone view shows a house collapsing into a river due to glacial floods in Juneau, Alaska, U.S. August 5, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a video on social media.

Published 1091 days ago

Alaska's capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes

Tourist at the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nuggett Falls.

Updated 1092 days ago

Chinese scientists are saving the melting Dagu glacier from the sun. Here's how

European ski resorts have been using white blankets to protect their snow for nearly two decades. But China has only just begun experimenting with the approach. (Representative)

Updated 1123 days ago

We're losing more and more ice from Greenland, reveals study

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs near the town of Kulusuk, in eastern Greenland in 2015.

Published 1200 days ago

One-third of World Heritage glaciers to melt by 2050, says UNESCO

Signage promoting this year’s United Nations global summit on climate change, known as COP27, adorns Peace Road, in Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, Wednesday.

Published 1368 days ago

Nepal mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier

Tents of mountaineers are pictured at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district in Nepal. Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity

Updated 1506 days ago

Ladakh organises first 'Siachen ice climbing festival'

Ladakh organises first 'Siachen ice climbing festival'

Updated 1607 days ago

Climate crisis takes toll on two key glaciers

The study addresses a key question from the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition on whether glaciers at the highest point on earth are experiencing the impacts of climate change.

Updated 1633 days ago

Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' due to global warming: Study

The water released through that melting has raised sea levels across the world by between 0.92 millimetres (mm) and 1.38 mm, researchers said.

Published 1686 days ago

Another glacier burst at Uttarakhand’s Joshimath puts authorities on alert

In this file photo from February, NDRF personnel are seen carrying out rescue and restoration work at damaged Tapovan barrage, weeks after the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood on Feb. 7, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

Published 1927 days ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 4 more bodies of UP residents found, 59 still missing

Personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) are seen during their search and rescue operation to look for missing people at Raini village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

Published 1995 days ago

'Hanging glacier broke away from main structure in Uttarakhand': DRDO

ITBP personnel use machinery to clear muck as they try to enter a tunnel to rescue trapped workers of a power plant, in Tapovan area of Uttarakhand on Monday.

Updated 2001 days ago

What is glacial lake outburst flood? What happened in Uttarakhand's Chamoli?

ITBP personnel at rescue work in Tapovan.

Updated 2001 days ago

Kareena Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan pray for victims of Uttarakhand glacier burst

Kareena Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan wrote about the Uttarakhand tragedy.

Published 2002 days ago

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Day after tragedy, multi-agency rescue operations on

SDRF resumes rescue operations on Monday morning at Tapovan. (Photo: SDRF)

Updated 2002 days ago

Glacier breach causes floods in Uttarakhand

The Nanda Devi glacial burst caused an avalanche at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday.

Published 2002 days ago

Teams of NDRF’s eighth battalion rushed to Uttarakhand for search and rescue

Rescue operations underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.

Published 2002 days ago

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