Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, ...

A window of cold and clear weather has drawn hundreds of people to skate, bike and walk on the lake ice in recent days.

An eyewitness, who was skating on the frozen glacial lake about a 56-mile drive southeast from Anchorage, said she heard noises and then saw the glacier break off, or calve, according to KTUU. A video ...

The record for the world's oldest ice was actually broken not long ago when researchers in Antarctica managed to retrieve ice ...

The U.S. Forest Service warned residents on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 of a large crack in the Mendenhall Glacier that may cause significant calving. The U.S. Forest Service is warning Juneau residents to ...

Researchers identify a new mechanism that allows avalanches containing a mixture of rock and ice to travel very long distances.

The discovery represents what may be the oldest glacier ice ever found buried in permafrost — ground that has been frozen for at least 2 years straight — in the Arctic, researchers report in ...

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Buried within the permafrost, researchers believe this is the oldest glacier ice ever found in the Arctic. The glacier piece became visible after 2009 landslides in the area. Researchers were ...