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glaciers
VIENNA - The head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that Austrian glaciers are likely to…
High above Greenland glaciers, NASA looks into melting ocean ice
GREENLAND - Skimming low over the gleaming white glaciers on Greenland´s coast in a modified 1940s plane,…
Antarctic glaciers to honour ‘satellite heroes’
US - A series of glaciers in the Antarctic are being named after the satellites that have revealed the changing…
Mighty Greenland glaciers slams on brakes
LONDON-European satellites have detailed the abrupt change in behaviour of one of Greenland’s most important…
Melting glaciers expose dead bodies
BEIJING-Expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers’ bodies that are becoming exposed on…
East Antarctica’s glaciers are stirring
WASHINGTON-Nasa says it has detected the first signs of significant melting in a swathe of glaciers in East…
Asian glaciers put the brakes on
LONDON-The glaciers that flank the Himalayas and other high mountains in Asia are moving slower over time.…
Glaciers cover to decrease by 20pc by 2050
ISLAMABAD - Federal Secretary Planning Development and Reform Zafar Hasan has said that the glacier cover is…
Chilean environmentalists fight to protect glaciers from mining dust
Chile is home to four-fifths of South America's glaciers and has some of the largest ice fields in the world…
Growing glaciers prove cold comfort for Pakistan’s Shimshal valley
ISLAMABAD: Climate change is causing glaciers around the world to melt, raising the risk of flooding and other…
Deep, buried glaciers spotted on Mars
MIAMI-Buried glaciers have been spotted on Mars, offering new hints about how much water may be accessible on the…