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A tiny lake beside Canada’s oldest ice mass creates a surreal scene from spaceA striking satellite image reveals Gee Lake on Baffin Island, a remnant of the ancient Laurentide Ice Sheet. This ice cap, dating back 20,0...08 May, 2026, 05.37 PM IST- Heavy snow warning, strong winds forecast for Colorado, Wyoming, western parts of U.S for Sunday night, Monday morning. Check details hereHeavy snow warning for a few states in the U.S. has been issued for Sunday night, Monday morning.26 Apr, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
- The weather is getting wilder, and some see a dire signal in the dataGlobal warming effects are intensifying unexpectedly. Scientists are debating if the pace of climate change is accelerating. Extreme weathe...20 Mar, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
- Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on recordSwiss glaciers faced "enormous" melting this year, losing 3% of their total volume, marking the fourth-largest annual drop on record. This ...02 Oct, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
- Glaciers are melting at rate of 3 Olympic swimming pools per second, reveals studyGlaciers play a major role in maintaining global ecosystems, regulating sea levels and supporting biodiversity. But a recent study reveals ...20 Feb, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
- Glacial ties should not mean non-coopIndia must step up its research on glaciers and augment its understanding of the issue. As major countries of the region, both India and Ch...25 Dec, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
- As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers lost 10 per cent of their volume in the last 2 years, experts saySwitzerland has experienced a significant acceleration in glacier melt, losing 10% of its ice volume in just two years due to high summer t...28 Sep, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
- Decades-long mystery solved: Swiss government discovers missing climber's remains on Matterhorn GlacierSwiss officials have identified the remains of a German climber who went missing in 1986 through DNA testing and forensic analysis. The dis...01 Aug, 2023, 01.06 PM IST
- Himalayan glaciers risk losing 75% of their volume by 2100 due to global warmingThe Hindu Kush Himalaya region spans across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, encompassing iconi...20 Jun, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
- How scientists are using drones to lower the risk of catastrophic flooding from large glacial lakesHeavy rainfall and rock, snow or ice avalanches can raise water levels in moraine-dammed glacial lakes, generating waves that overtop the m...07 Jun, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
- Govt plans to measure depth of Himalayan glaciers to assess water availability20 Dec, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
- Glaciers from half of world heritage sites to disappear by 2100Glaciers from almost half of natural World Heritage sites may disappear completely by 2100, a study said. Even under a low emission scenari...03 May, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
- Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: ExpertsThe scientists are yet to work out the short-term and long-term implications that the thinning of the base will have on the water flow from...24 Feb, 2017, 08.45 AM IST
- Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: ExpertsThe rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier has slowed down to 11 metres since 2008 from the maximum of 35 metres recorded in 1974, according t...24 Feb, 2017, 05.11 AM IST
- Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years: ReportPart of the report, which was released yesterday, also said Mt Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma in Tibet, has been getting warmer for the...08 Dec, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
- Everest glaciers may disappear by 2100: StudyGlaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas could shrink at least 70 per cent or even disappear entirely by the end of the century if g...27 May, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
- Everest glaciers may retreat 70% by end of century, warns new studyver 70 per cent of glacier volume in the Everest region could be lost by 2100 if current trends of greenhouse gases emission continue, a ne...27 May, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
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