Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), the highest point in all Africa, was photographed by the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-97 on December 2, 2000. Kilimanjaro (Kilima Njaro or “shining mountain” in Swahili) is capped by glaciers on its southern and southwestern flanks.
Published Apr 8, 2001
Most scientists agree that the glaciers of Mt. Kilimanjaro will be gone by the year 2020, but there is less agreement as to why they are now receding.
Published Aug 2, 2004
One of the highest mountain reliefs on Earth can be found in this tiny country sandwiched between eastern India and the Tibetan plateau,
Published Oct 11, 2005
Rare tropical glaciers in Indonesia are losing ice fast and could disappear entirely within decades. Researchers want to know why.
Published Sep 1, 2012
More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.
Published Sep 11, 2019
For one NASA scientist, studying one of Everest’s glaciers with satellites meant going there in person.
Published Aug 10, 2013
In southeastern Turkey, glaciers slide down bowl-shaped valleys amidst a shadowy landscape of cirques and arêtes.
Published Oct 13, 2012
Several tidewater glaciers in the southern part of Spitsbergen are retreating because of rising air temperatures.
Published Jun 25, 2018
The lake is one of hundreds on the Tibetan Plateau.
Published Apr 28, 2019
Glaciers on the Tien Shan, a long mountain range that runs through central Asia, serve as a key source of freshwater for cities in the region.
Published Oct 18, 2012
Melting and thinning of high-mountain glaciers makes them flow less due to gravity.
Published Dec 14, 2018
The Tracy and Heilprin Glaciers may not be Greenland’s largest, but they are retreating fast.
Published Apr 8, 2018
Like many glaciers around the world, this glacier in the Swiss Alps is shrinking.
Published Apr 1, 2019
Currently 30.2 km long and between 0.5 and 2.5 km wide, Gangotri glacier is one of the largest in the Himalaya. Gangotri has been receding since 1780, although studies show its retreat quickened after 1971.
Published Jun 23, 2004
This detailed astronaut photograph shows Canada’ Heiltskuk Icefield—mostly covered by snow across the upper mountain slopes—and two major valley glaciers that extend from it.
Published Aug 31, 2009
