According to experts, climate change has its toll on the volume of water that flows downstream especially so since the glaciers atop Mt Kenya are receding. The Kenya Water Towers Agency ...

However, this once-thriving river, whose source is the Mt Kenya Glacier, is facing a dire challenge - a battle against diminishing glaciers threatening the river’s survival. This has unsettled ...

Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, ...

Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will “inexorably” accelerate melting this century, ...

The highest peaks of Mt. Kenya are: Other peaks include the Terere, Sendeyo, The Hat, Delamere and Macmillan. The Volcano was created 3 million years ago after the East African Rift was opened. Before ...

On the slopes of Mount Hood, six explorers set off in a line up the Sandy Glacier. Eddy Cartaya pulls ahead of the group, a stony expression on his face. He’s wearing a white helmet with his ...

Expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers' bodies that are becoming exposed on Mount Everest as its glaciers melt. Nearly 300 mountaineers have died on the peak since the first ...

A section of a popular Glacier National Park trail in Montana has been closed after a man was attacked by a bear.

Roger Bilham On Mount Everest, glaciers have created a harrowing stretch of ice known as the Khumbu Icefall, which confronts mountaineers at the very start of their climb. An icefall is created ...

This story appears in the May 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Washington’s Mount Rainier boasts the largest collection of glaciers on a single peak in the contiguous United States.

This significant shrinkage of Kilimanjaro's ice cap, known for its majestic glaciers and snow-capped peaks, underscores the severe impacts of climate change on one of Africa's most recognizable ...

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