Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting FASTER than expected and could raise global sea levels by up to two feet, study warns Autonomous robot took measurements of the water beneath Thwaites glacier Thwaites is called the ‘doomsday glacier’ due to its impact on sea level rise New data on the water currents underneath sheds light on … Read more
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting FASTER than expected and could raise global sea levels by up to two feet, study warns Autonomous robot took measurements of the water beneath Thwaites glacier Thwaites is called the ‘doomsday glacier’ due to its impact on sea level rise New data on the water currents underneath sheds light on … Read more
Locals hit by the glacier flood disaster in India this month which killed up to 200 people believe a nuclear device placed in the Himalayas by US Cold War spies caused the deluge. Part of a glacier and a large chunk of rock face broke off in the mountains of Uttarakhand, jamming a river before … Read more
The death toll of Sunday’s Indian glacier flood disaster could reach nearly 200 with dozens already confirmed dead as a desperate search continued on Tuesday for the 165 people still missing. Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring muck-filled ravines and valleys in northern India on Tuesday looking for survivors after part of a Himalayan glacier … Read more
A rescued power plant worker celebrated with his saviours after he was pulled alive from a collapsed Himalayan tunnel after a disastrous glacier collapse in India. The man threw up his hands in relief while rescuers cheered with joy after yanking him from the tunnel, which was cut off on Sunday after a chunk of … Read more
At least 200 people are missing in northern India after a piece of Himalayan glacier broke off, sending a massive flood of water and debris crashing into two dams and sweeping away roads and bridges. Nine bodies have been recovered, Surjeet Singh, a police official told the Associated Press, and a desperate operation has been launched to … Read more
Photographs taken in 1989 and 2020 by a father and son reveal how Vatnajökull, one of Europe’s biggest glaciers, has shrunk by about 150 square miles (400 square kilometres) due to climate change. Dr Kieran Baxter from the University of Dundee followed his father’s footsteps to Iceland more than 30 years on to recreate photos … Read more
Ascending to this incredible new observation deck might just be the peak experience of a visit to the Italian Alps. Called Ötzi Peak 3251m, it is perched around the corner from Austria on the Schnals Valley Glacier ridge in the South Tyrol at a height, as the name suggests, of 3,251m (10,666ft). The viewing platform … Read more
US WWII bomber emerges from glacier in Iceland melting due to climate change – 76 years after it crashed on its way to England The B-17 Flying Fortress crashed into the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland Bomber’s 10 crew survived the accident during a re-fuelling on Sept. 16, 1944 The warplane was on its way to England … Read more
A drone has captured breathtaking footage of Europe’s largest glacier. Italian photographer Stefano Tiozzo, 33, filmed a series of unique aerial images of the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland throughout February 2019. It is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume and at its deepest point it is 1,000 metres (3,280ft) thick. Incredible drone footage … Read more