Climate change is taking a dramatic toll on glaciers in Alaska: Glacier melt in a major Alaskan icefield has accelerated and could reach an irreversible tipping point earlier than previously thought, ...

Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska reveals a dramatic frozen landscape surrounded by snow-covered mountains and dense layers of ...

The melting of one of North America's largest icefields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That's the conclusion of new research colleagues and I have published on the ...

Scientists say glacier collapses are more likely with climate change, and there have been two known glacier collapses in ...

JUNEAU— A retreating glacier revealed a new island in Alaska this summer, as lake water filled in to surround a land mass once hugged by ice. Mauri S. Pelto, a glaciologist at Nichols College in ...

A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event. More ...

Alaska's mighty Muldrow Glacier is moving 50 to 100 times faster than normal. It's a major surge. Large parts of the 39-mile-long "river of ice" are progressing some 30 to 60 feet per day, as opposed ...

A trip to Alaska is a bucket list trip for many people, including myself. Last summer, I finally visited the state and stopped in Anchorage, Denali National Park, and Fairbanks. I loved each place I ...

The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I have published on ...