In southeastern Turkey, glaciers slide down bowl-shaped valleys amidst a shadowy landscape of cirques and arêtes.
Published Oct 13, 2012
Shrinking since the early 1900s, the glaciers of Montana’s Glacier National Park are expected to continue declining over the next few decades until only insignificant lumps of ice remain.
Published Jun 15, 2016
Glacier National Park in Montana sits at the northern border of the United States.
Published Mar 26, 2006
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
The diverse landscape in this Washington park includes mountain peaks, glaciers, rivers, lakes, and forests.
Published Jun 24, 2017
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
The retreat of Grinnell Glacier, in the heart of Glacier National Park, since 1950 is revealed in this image from August 21, 2003.
Published May 13, 2010
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
For one NASA scientist, studying one of Everest’s glaciers with satellites meant going there in person.
Published Aug 10, 2013
While most glaciers in southeast Alaska are losing an astounding amount of ice, this glacier has been relatively stable.
Published Jun 30, 2020
Several tidewater glaciers in the southern part of Spitsbergen are retreating because of rising air temperatures.
Published Jun 25, 2018
The retreat of one of Austria’s largest glaciers has stranded some of its tributaries, now classified as separate glaciers.
Published Jul 3, 2015
The lake is one of hundreds on the Tibetan Plateau.
Published Apr 28, 2019
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