Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once occupied by the glacier, creating large ... shown in this satellite view, has expanded in recent decades. The city of Huaraz, Peru ...

Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 percent of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023 ... Teardrop-shaped Lake Palcacocha, shown in this satellite view, has expanded in recent decades. The city of ...

There are a ton of ways to see the park on a tour, including off-road vehicle tours and even aerial tours (see the alternative ... the early rise and drive back to Anchorage. Make the Mendenhall ...

With glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate, 2025 has been named the Year of International Glacier Preservation. Here's ...

The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center was self-sustaining as it was before the Trump administration cut staff. “It worked really well. It ‘s good paying jobs in our community. It worked great.

When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.

Proper rope systems, glacier travel techniques and crevasse rescue knowledge are essential for mitigating risk in these environments." Mendenhall ... and radio or satellite phone.

Chunks of ice float on Mendenhall Lake in front of the shrinking Mendenhall Glacier on Monday, May 30, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. (File photo: AP/Becky Bohrer) "From 2022 to 2024, we saw the largest ...

Two people fell through the ice on Mendenhall Lake near the face of the glacier on Monday afternoon, but managed to escape without life-threatening harm, according to Capital City Fire/Rescue ...

Glacial outburst floods, also known as jökulhlaups, have occurred since 2011 from Suicide Basin above the face of the Mendenhall Glacier. Record-level floods in early August of the past two years ...