Glacier

Glacier burst near ITBP post in Uttarakhand's Joshimath; no casualties reported yet

The glacier burst reportedly took place "along a road leading to the India-China border" in the Sumna area of Chamoli district and senior officials of the Border Road Organisation are trying to establish contact with the workers

Uttarakhand glacier burst: How glaciers can 'burst', send floods of water downstream

Seismic activity and a buildup of water pressure can cause glaciers to burst, but one particular concern is climate change.

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Toll rises to 10 as rescuers pull out three more bodies; 143 people still missing

The efforts are focussed at the moment on rescuing 30-35 people trapped in a 250-metre long tunnel at Tapovan, the Uttarakhand DGP said

Uttarakhand glacier burst leaves 7 dead, 125 missing; efforts on to rescue 30 trapped in tunnel, say officials

Two power projects – NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project – were extensively damaged with scores of labourers trapped in tunnels as the waters came rushing in.

Uttarakhand glacier burst updates: At least 30 workers trapped in tunnel, rescue efforts on, says official

Uttarakhand glacier burst LIVE updates: Around 30 to 35 people including workers and employees of the 480 mw Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on the Dhauli Ganga river are feared trapped inside one of the tunnels following the avalanche, project GM RP Ahirwar said

New expedition will look at the impact of a giant iceberg on marine, wildlife of Antarctica's island

The iceberg — named A-68a — is travelling at varying speeds depending on local conditions, but at its fastest was travelling about 20 kilometres a day.

Massive chunk of Greenland's ice caps has broken off, falls into the sea; evidence of rapid climate change

The ice came off a fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden and is around 110 square kilometres big.

Climate change causes Canada's last remaining 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf to break apart into iceberg islands

Temperatures from May to early August in the region have been five degrees Celsius warmer than the 1980 to 2010 average.

Largest Alps glacier might disappear by the end of this century due to climate change

The glacier covers 86 square kilometres and is estimated to hold around 11 billion tonnes of ice.

Half of Satluj's glaciers may disappearing by 2050 from global heating temperatures

A new study found only three percent of the glaciers will remain by 20190, using climate projection models,