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In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap between ICESat and ICESat-2In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap...13 Sep, 2026, 12.14 AM IST- Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 bn: foreign ministryNepal estimates a $4.78 billion reconstruction bill following a deadly glacial flood. Prime Minister Balendra Shah will address the UN Gene...12 Sep, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
- Nepal's flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont BlancMont Blanc's glaciers are rapidly retreating due to climate warming and heat waves. Permafrost is thawing, causing increased rock falls and...09 Sep, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
- Can artificial snow save a melting glacier? Scientists tested cloud seeding on China’s Muz Taw Glacier and found a surprising change in ice lossScientists experimented with cloud seeding to encourage snowfall on China's Muz Taw Glacier. This artificial snow increased the glacier's r...09 Sep, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
- Blanket for ice cover? Scientists wraps Swiss glacier with sheep’s wool to protect it from melting; early tests found it protected the ice about as well as plastic sheetsA Swiss glacier experiment is testing sheep’s wool as a natural alternative to plastic covers used to slow glacier melting. Researchers fou...08 Sep, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
- Global warming: From Nepal to Assam to Kerala, nature’s fury is colliding with unchecked developmentThe Himalayan region is facing increasingly frequent and unpredictable extreme weather, with glacier collapses, flash floods and landslides...06 Sep, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
- The Himalayas look unchanged from below, but something is happening high in the mountains — Nepal’s disaster offers a frightening clueA recent disaster in Nepal highlights growing instability in the warming Himalayas. Massive rock and ice collapses unleash destructive floo...05 Sep, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
- Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnelTwo workers were pulled alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after a massive landslide. Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan were found ...04 Sep, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
- Switzerland is putting sheep’s wool on a melting glacier to fight climate change — here’s why scientists think it could work as results start coming inSwiss researchers are testing sheep's wool to protect shrinking Alpine glaciers. This natural fiber offers an eco-friendly alternative to s...03 Sep, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
- Himalayas face severe glacial flood risks in years ahead, UN official warnsAn official from the United Nations has sounded the alarm regarding the alarming prospect of severe glacial floods in the Himalayas. These ...01 Sep, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
- Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?Does the devastating flooding unleashed by the collapse of a section of glacier in the Nepalese Himalayas signal a new kind of risk in a wo...31 Aug, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
- Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warningsNepal and China discussed disaster cooperation before a major flood event. Officials sought more data from China on glacier risks and water...31 Aug, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
- "300 feet tsunami at 170 kmph in 7 minutes: Explainer video about what exactly happened during Nepal Flash flood goes viral. Watch, goosebumps guaranteedNepal Viral Videos: A viral explainer video breaks down how Nepal’s devastating flash flood unfolded after a glacier collapse in the Himala...31 Aug, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
- In 1963, 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into an Austrian glacier crevasse to survive; 63 years later, melting ice returned his lost belongingsIn 1963, a 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into a crevasse on Austria’s Sulztalferner glacier after falling during a dangerous mountai...30 Aug, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
- Before Nepal floods, Himalayan glacier reports had warned of rising risksHimalayan glaciers are melting at an accelerating pace, doubling ice loss rates since 2000. These glaciers provide water for nearly two bil...28 Aug, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
- Utah's mountains have a hidden glacier that looks just like a pile of rocks from outside but actually contains frozen water as huge as Egypt's Great Pyramid insideUtah's Timpanogos Rock Glacier looks like a rocky pile but conceals a massive ice-rich core. A new study estimates 1.55 million cubic metre...27 Aug, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
- In 2025, research study warned 76 per cent of glacier mass would vanish bringing catastrophe to Himalayas, European Alps, Rockies of the US, Canada, and other parts of world but one country may not feel direct impact. Here's whyGlaciers are found on every continent except Australia -- from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Austrian Alps and the Karakoram range in Pakistan.26 Aug, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
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