Astonished to see Norway’s glacier disappear from the same angle
Photographer Christian Åslund was shocked by the stark contrast between what he saw in 2002 and the scene he faced this summer.Standing under the blazing sun in the Arctic region, ...
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Why do Italy and Switzerland have to redraw their borders?
A portion of the border between Italy and Switzerland will be redrawn due to melting glaciers marking the boundary between the two countries.Matterhorn Peak in the Alps. (Photo: Getty Images).The ...
Venezuela Becomes the First Country to Lose All Its Glaciers
Venezuela once had 6 glaciers covering 1,000 km2 in 1910, but they quickly diminished into small ice fields that no longer qualify as glaciers.The disappearance of the last glacier, Humboldt, ...
Peru Faces the Risk of Glacier Lake Flooding
In 1941, thousands of people lost their lives in Huaraz, Peru, when a natural dam at a lake above the city collapsed. Today, melting glaciers are increasing the risk of ...
Glaciers in New Zealand Continually Shrink, at Risk of Vanishing
The team leader of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has stated that glaciers are melting faster in recent years, causing New Zealand to face a continuous ...
What Humanity May Face If All the Glaciers on Earth Melt
A recent study conducted through the collaboration of international scientists has revealed an unprecedented finding - if all the glaciers on Earth were to melt, humanity would face enormous and ...
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting much faster than in previous decades
The glaciers in the Himalayas, a crucial water source for nearly 2 billion people worldwide, are melting faster than ever due to climate change, threatening the livelihoods of communities with ...
If all the glaciers on Earth melt, what will happen?
If all glaciers on Earth were to melt, the consequences would be unimaginable.Currently, the area covered by glaciers on Earth is about 16 million km2. In reality, a small amount ...
