Rock glaciers have also proven to be more resilient to changes like elevation-dependent warming, which means that the mountains are warming faster than lowlands. That’s, on average, 0.08 degrees ...

The Holey Boulders on Snowy Mountain feature patterns typically found near oceans or deserts. Why they exist in the ...

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Sitting on a lakeside in the shadow of the grand Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise lies a grass-roofed structure that was built atop an old foundation. The strikingly unobtrusive ...

Lake Manly hasn’t been a permanent fixture in Death Valley since the Ice Age, but recently, it has reappeared. Record rainfall at the California site has allowed enough water to collect in the ancient ...

A house and condo buildings hang precariously over the Mendenhall River during a 2023 outburst flood in Juneau. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has landed on a solution to put an end to the glacial ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep ...

An ancient lake that thrived during the last Ice Age has reemerged in California's Death Valley National Park, after a record spell of rainfall hit the area, the National Park Service said. Informally ...

For the first time in years, summer visitors in 2026 will be able to drive personal vehicles into the Glacier National Park at any time of day without a reservation. Officials implemented the vehicle ...

Death Valley, one of the driest and hottest places on Earth, is making headlines for an unexpected reason: water. After a record-breaking November rainfall, a shallow lake has reappeared in Badwater ...

Lake Erie's water levels have dropped significantly since reaching a record high in April 2020. The decline is attributed to lower precipitation, increased evaporation and natural seasonal cycles. The ...

For the first time, Juneau’s famous Mendenhall Glacier is not touching Mendenhall Lake, which was hidden beneath a thick sheet of glacial ice only a couple of hundred years ago. Scientists say this ...

We set out across the clear blue waters of Lake Lácar to see Patagonia from a new perspective. Cruising from San Martín de los Andes, we take in the towering peaks, forested shores, and pristine ...