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Why scientists are worried about Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier': How dangerous could disintegration of 'Great Britain-sized' ice shelf be for Earth and humanity?Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier," Thwaites, faces imminent danger as its eastern ice shelf nears collapse....
A 650-foot mega tsunami struck Greenland, and scientists detected something even stranger afterwardIn September 2023, a massive Greenland mega-tsunami sent mysterious vibrations through Earth for nine days. Scientists have now uncovered h...
Asia warming up faster; India faces melting glaciersAsia faced extreme weather in 2025. Dangerous heat, heavy rains, and floods affected millions. Droughts also hit the continent. Glaciers in...
Antarctica is in the middle of winter right now. Scientists are worried about a France-sized stretch of ocean where ice is failing to formWinter is the season when Antarctica's frozen edge usually expands. This year, one part of the continent is doing the opposite. Scientists ...
A 481-meter tsunami in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord, triggered when a mountainside collapsed beside a retreating glacier, shows how warming can quietly prime a tourist spot for disasterA massive mountainside collapse in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord generated a 1,578-foot wave, the second-tallest ever recorded. Scientists attri...
A Himalayan Adventure: The selfish act of trekkingIndia's budget now includes funds for tourism development. This marks a shift in how the country views its mountains. Nepal has a well-orga...
A Canadian lake shaped like an emoji suddenly drained dry in a geological event rarely seen on EarthLake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event w...
Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costsHundreds of climbers are attempting Mount Everest despite an unstable ice block and increased costs. The Khumbu Icefall route, crucial for ...
Not a cloudburst? What scientists say may have caused Dharali’s deadly floodInitial reports of a cloudburst causing the Dharali flash flood in Uttarkashi are being questioned as experts suggest a glacier collapse or...
Switzerland Glacier collapse: Two more villages in danger of being wiped out, risk of floods loomsSwitzerland glacier collapse has left a quiet Alpine valley reeling, after a massive chunk of the Birch Glacier broke off and triggered a l...
Switzerland Glacier Collapse: Swiss Alpine village buried under tons of ice; one missingSwitzerland Glacier Collapse: A massive chunk of the Birch Glacier collapsed into the Swiss Alpine village of Blatten, burying 90% of it un...
Antarctica's ‘doomsday glacier’ nearing collapse, scientists warn it's happening sooner than expectedScientists have discovered that Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting rapidly and may be on an irreversible path to collapse, potentiall...
Chile's Queulat National Park: Mountain glacier collapses amid soaring temperatures. See detailsIn a chilling video captured by a tourist, an approximately 200-metre glacier piece sitting atop a mountain in Chile’s Queulat National Par...
Drones, helicopters search for missing after Italy glacier collapseThis is the first such accident in the history of the mountain, which is part of the eastern Italian Alps straddling the regions of Trento ...
Slim' chance of finding survivors after Italy glacier collapseThe disaster struck one day after a record-high temperature of 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded at the summit of the...
Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier: How its collapse could trigger global floods and swallow islandsA sea level rise of several metres would inundate many of the world's major cities - including Shanghai, New York, Miami, Tokyo and Mumbai
Experts eye unstable glacier within Italy's Mont Blanc- Climate change likely triggered deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) Climate change is to blame for a deadly glacier collapse this year in the once stable region of the Tibetan Plateau...
Glacier collapses in China's Xinjiang,causes extensive damageA huge glacier has collapsed in China, burying over 100 cattles, crushing dozens of houses and damaging 1,000 hectares of grassland.
Collapse of West Antarctic ice sheet has begun: StudyUniversity of Washington researchers have used detailed topography maps and computer modelling to confirm that the sheet has started to thi...