Upsala Glacier: A Case Study in Rapid Glacier Retreat
by Glaciers are among the clearest natural indicators of environmental change. These enormous bodies of ice respond to shifts in temperature, snowfall, rainfall, and the physical …
Category: Famous Glaciers
Grey Glacier: Patagonia’s Massive Ice Wall
Far in the south of Chile, where rugged mountains rise above vast lakes and powerful winds sweep across open landscapes, nature reveals one of its …
Tasman Glacier: New Zealand’s Largest Glacier
New Zealand is famous for dramatic mountains, deep valleys, turquoise lakes, and landscapes shaped by powerful natural forces. Among its most impressive features are the …
Gangotri Glacier: The Source of the Ganges River
High in the Indian Himalayas, surrounded by enormous peaks, rocky valleys, and a landscape shaped by ice, lies one of India’s most important glaciers: Gangotri …
Breiðamerkurjökull and Jökulsárlón: Ice, Lagoons, and Icebergs
Few places in Iceland illustrate the relationship between glaciers, water, and landscape as dramatically as Breiðamerkurjökull and Jökulsárlón. Here, a vast glacier descends from the …
Sólheimajökull: Iceland’s Most Studied Glacier
Iceland is often called the land of fire and ice, and few places demonstrate that contrast as dramatically as Sólheimajökull. Located in southern Iceland, this …
Exit Glacier: The Best Place to Watch Climate Change in Action
Climate change can sometimes feel like an enormous and distant subject. We hear about rising global temperatures, melting polar ice, changing weather patterns, and rising …
Mendenhall Glacier: Juneau’s Vanishing Icon
In the mountains outside Juneau, Alaska, a huge tongue of ice stretches down from the Juneau Icefield toward Mendenhall Lake. This is Mendenhall Glacier, one …
Thwaites Glacier: The “Doomsday Glacier” Explained
Few glaciers in the world have attracted as much scientific and public attention as Thwaites Glacier, a vast and rapidly changing glacier in West Antarctica. …
Zemu Glacier: The Largest Glacier in the Eastern Himalaya
High in the mountains of Sikkim, beneath the spectacular Khangchendzonga massif, lies one of the most remarkable ice bodies of the Eastern Himalaya: Zemu Glacier. …