Tag: Glaciers
Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
Dan McGrath, Colorado State University
Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close...
What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...
Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado Boulder
When viewers tune in to the...
Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is...
Pintu Kumar Mahla, University of Arizona
Farmers in South Asia rely on the summer monsoon’s rainfall, but extreme monsoon...
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk...
Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder and Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau,...
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for...
Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University and Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers...
Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving...
Brianna Rick, University of Alaska Anchorage
In August 2023, residents of Juneau, Alaska, watched as the Mendenhall River swelled...
Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites...
David L. Haberman, Indiana University
The famous pilgrimage site of Kedarnath, located in the central Himalayas of India, is...
How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could humans...
Denise Su, Arizona State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
EXPLORING NATURE
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...
Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...
