Glacier

News and updates about Glacier

Nepal flood disaster: 353 killed, 1,300 missing

A glacier collapse created a massive torrent of water, mud, and rocks. At least 353 people have been killed and more than 1,300 remain missing in Nepal and Tibet

Watch: Italian glacier covered to prevent melting

Workers used large white geotextile sheets to cover an Italian glacier, delaying snow melting on the mountain's skiing slopes.

Watch: 150 feared dead in India after glacier crashes into dam

As many as 150 feared dead in India after glacier breaks apart, sweeping away a hydroelectric dam and causing mass flooding.

Iceberg size of Delaware breaks off of Antarctica ice shelf

The iceberg, one of the largest ever recorded, weighs 1.12 trillion tons and covers more than 2,300 square miles.

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