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

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

He pointed to a whitewashed cliff overlooking Shiptons Camp at an altitude of 4,200 meters, once covered in a sheet of ice. The mountain is still home to atypical flora and unique landscapes ...

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

Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped by tectonic forces alone. Its continued growth owes a quiet debt to nearby rivers. These rivers, cutting through deep gorges, have helped lift the mountain ...

The journey from the base to the summit is often compared to travelling from the equator to the Arctic in just a few days.

A team of dozens spent weeks in the Rwenzori Mountains capturing drone photography, GPS coordinates, and ground-penetrating ...

At 5 100 meters above sea level, the air around Bolivia's Huayna Potosí glacier is thin, brittle with altitude. The wind ...

This is triggering an “avalanche of cascading impacts”, the UN agency warns, from flooding to water scarcity and sea-level ...

robbing mountain landscapes of the cryospheric glue that formerly held them together. These slides can create massive waves when they plummet into a lake. The waves can then rupture the ice dam or ...