The U.N.’s cultural agency warns that ice sheets on Kilimanjaro, in the Dolomites and in Yosemite and Yellowstone may disappear by 2050, highlighting travel’s impact on climate change.
Tag: Glaciers
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Expedition Finds Cameras Left by Yukon Mountaineers in 1937
Some of the cameras, from a climbing expedition 85 years ago, still had film in them. Conservators are looking to see if any images can be recovered.
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What Antarctica’s Disintegration Asks of Us
What if we saw Antarctica as a harbinger of transformation rather than doom?
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Glacier Tragedy Shows Reach of Europe’s New Heat
A collapse at the top of one of Italy’s tallest peaks offered the latest evidence of the deadly threat posed by rising temperatures.
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On a Divided Mount Everest, Climate Cooperation Is Being Tested
China and Nepal have both established unmanned weather stations high on the world’s tallest mountain.