A 2021 astronaut photo shows a triple valley system in Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park where a massive ...

In December, I wrote about eskers, long ridges of gravel left by a river flowing within or under a glacier. I singled out the ...

Repeated, rapid drainages from a meltwater lake on Greenland’s 79°N Glacier are exposing how warming-driven fractures and ...

Snow isn't always white; algae can make it look green, red, or orange, and scientists are trying to understand how and why these colorful patches appear.

Black Friday is the best time of year to buy big-ticket items, because even the smallest percentage discounts result in hundreds of savings. Mattresses are one of the most popular, and for good reason ...

Alsek Glacier disconnected from the shoreline of Alsek Lake sometime this summer, transforming a mountain known as Prow Knob into an island. NASA Satellite images from NASA’s Earth Observatory have ...

Wesleyan University and University of Colorado provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows ...

A glacial outburst has sent floodwaters rushing through the town of Juneau, Alaska, forcing residents to evacuate parts of the state capital. The unusual event, called a glacial lake outburst flood, ...

Meltwater from a glacial outburst near Juneau, Alaska, is flooding nearby neighborhoods, and officials are urging some residents of the city of 30,000 to evacuate. The meltwater is rushing downstream ...

An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau. By Raymond Zhong An overflowing glacial lake north of Juneau, Alaska, ...

Update, 11:10 a.m. Tuesday: During an 10 a.m. press conference, local officials shared public safety updates. Nicole Ferrin, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in ...