Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...

Alaska's glacial lakes are growing faster than in previous decades. They expanded by more than 150 square kilometers between 2018 and 2024, and could eventually grow to more than four times their ...

A new study led by Colorado State University has found that glacial lakes in Alaska are expanding at an accelerating rate as glaciers melt, with rapid expansion over just six years. The research also ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of the last glacial period some 10,000 years ago, it left behind the ...