Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of ...

When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.

As the world focuses on glacier preservation on UN World Water Day, researchers at the University of Waterloo are exploring ...

Nan Shepard’s classic of nature writing and memoir is an education in how to reorient one's attention to a landscape and its ...

[Photo by Cao Zhengping for chinadaily.com.cn] Thanks to a cold wave, the Hengshan Mountain scenic area in Hunan province has welcomed a stunning landscape of ice, snow, and rime, attracting ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...

Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain is a meditation on the Cairngorms. Decades on, its quiet wisdom remains urgent, reminding ...

The picturesque village in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park has a traditional vibe, and a local café has recently won ...

Instead of schlepping up and down I-70 in a snowstorm, why not take the easy drive to Golden for a mountain getaway? Tucked into the foothills just west of Denver, Golden offers its own little ...