Earth’s frozen places — ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost — are melting: a clear sign of climate change and a planet quickly exiting the stable state that gave rise to human civilization. This great ...

We often see photographs that show how glaciers have diminished in size over the last century. The recession of glaciers is a direct result of global warming, resulting from the burning of fossil fuel ...

The mountain cryosphere encompasses the frozen high-elevation environments of Earth, including glaciers, snow, permafrost, and river and lake ice. High mountain regions are essential sources of ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Miriam Jackson, the Eurasia and Nordic director of the International ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Earth’s cryosphere — comprised of ice sheets, glaciers, permafrost and snowfall — is in a rapid state of flux due to escalating climate change, ...