Seven of us are roped in a line, with hiking poles in our hands and crampons on our boots. Led by our guide, David, we take it in turns to step from rock into the marbled grey ice beyond. I hesitate before taking my step; the act feels oddly disrespectful. …
Read More »Stunned Scientists Issue New Warning on Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica
When it comes to climate change, it is the positive feedback loop that is so terrifying. Increased use of fossil fuels means increased warming. Increased warming means thawing permafrost. Thawing permafrost means the release of methane, a stronger greenhouse gas, causing more heating which causes ocean acidity. It goes on …
Read More »Alpine glacier collapses in Italy, killing five people: Rescuers
Rescuers say several others injured after chunk of glacier on Marmolada mountain broke loose, slamming into hikers. A large chunk of Alpine glacier has broken loose and slid down a mountainside in northern Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and …
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