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How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed
A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...
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Current climate goals aren't enough to stop massive glacier losses
Current climate pledges could cause Earth’s glaciers to lose 76% of their mass, raising sea levels and reshaping ecosystems.
Why glaciologists believe the Birch Glacier collapsed, burying a nearby Swiss town
On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...
A 700-pound boulder pinned Alaska man face down in a glacier creek for 3 hours
An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only ...
Appeals court takes up Glacier house legal drama
A three-story, 2,178-square-foot home being built by a San Diego couple inside Glacier National Park remains mired in legal ...
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Wheeler Cabin Restoration Nears Completion on Glacier’s Lake McDonald
Almost seven years after narrowly escaping a raging wildfire, the historic Wheeler Cabin on the shores of Lake McDonald in ...
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Anthropologists spotlight human toll of glacier loss
In an important contribution from the social sciences, Rice University anthropologists Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer examine ...