About Glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries.
Melting Swiss glacier uncovers climber missing since 1986
...By Imogen FoulkesBBC News, GenevaHuman remains found on a Glacier close to Switzerland s famous Matterhorn have been confirmed to be the body of a German climber missing since 1986...
Three ways climate change makes adventure tourism riskier
... " Many places have now become no-go areas, mainly because of rockfalls and collapsing Glaciers that have destabilised them, " says Jean-Claude Razel, a mountain guide who also teaches ecological transition at France s prestigious ESCP university...
Images reveal Iceland's glacier melt
...These images Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier taken in 1989 (top) and one taken this year (bottom) show how much ice has been lost over this period A photography project has highlighted the extent of ice loss from Iceland s Glaciers...
Mont Blanc: Glacier in danger of collapse, experts warn
...Officials in Courmayeur highlighted in yellow the area of the Glacier at risk of collapse Italian authorities have closed roads and evacuated mountain huts after experts warned that part of a Glacier on Mont Blanc could collapse...
Glacier Photos
