Glacial lakes form when meltwater is trapped behind a dam, usually glacial ice, bedrock or a type of moraine (terminal types being an unconsolidated pile of debris at the maximum extent of the glacier ...

The property, located roughly a mile east of Evans Lake, was donated to the college by Jim and Mary White of Ann Arbor.

For many years, scientists have been discussing whether the population in mountain regions is increasingly at risk from meltwater floods, as melting glaciers release more and more water. A small ...

Montblanc pays homage to a special geological form found in the Mer de Glace – the largest glacier on the Mont-Blanc massif.

CHARLESTOWN – The view from the top of the tower on the coast here would have been very different 15,000 years ago. Rather than looking out at dense woodlands that run in all directions, you would ...

The pale green ice on the top of the lake gleams in the pale January sunlight. The dark waters beneath are visible through the translucent frozen surface. This is Thulagi Glacial Lake at the foot of ...

The flood on the Bhote Kosi on Tuesday morning was a timely reminder about the risks Himalayan communities face from melting permafrost and glaciers, as well as the need for transboundary early ...