Though the mountains are located just south of the equator, their elevation is high enough and the air temperatures are cold enough to still support a few small areas of ice.
Published Feb 14, 2018
Glaciers covered most of the summit during the first half of the 20th century, but have shrunk dramatically since then.
Published Mar 25, 2001
This astronaut photograph was taken looking east as the International Space Station was flying about 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) off the Peruvian coast and shows Cordillera Huayhuash (pronounced “Why-wash”).
Published Jul 21, 2008
Taken February 10, 2011, this astronaut photograph shows Pico de Orizaba, Mexico.
Published Feb 28, 2011
For one NASA scientist, studying one of Everest’s glaciers with satellites meant going there in person.
Published Aug 10, 2013
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
Rare tropical glaciers in Indonesia are losing ice fast and could disappear entirely within decades. Researchers want to know why.
Published Sep 1, 2012
Climate and volcanoes transform an ice cap in Iceland.
Published Nov 13, 2014
Ice loss in Patagonia has struck more than just the largest and most frequently studied ice fields.
Published Feb 23, 2016
This astronaut photograph highlights the northern approach to the world’s tallest mountain.
Published Jan 17, 2011
A jumble of hot ash, rock, and soil poured down the slopes of the Guatemalan volcano in early June. Weeks later, satellites continued to detect elevated temperatures in the thick deposits.
Published Jun 27, 2018Image of the Day Heat Land Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
This astronaut photograph shows the merged outlet of two glaciers within the deep fjords of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
Published Oct 5, 2009
