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Experts raise red flags over concerning phenomenon that poses risk to hikers — here's what you need to know

For visitors to the Alps, scientist Robert Kenner told RTL Today that hiking earlier in the day may be safer. With ...

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
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Local mountain guides sound alarm as landscapes once thought 'eternal' now face uncertain future: 'It's quite concerning'

"Above 3,200 meters (10,499 feet), it's drier than anything we've seen before," Xavier Cailhol, an environmental science Ph.D ...
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A glacier burst, flooding Juneau. Again. This one broke records

A warming climate is behind growing floods of glacier meltwater in Alaska’s capital. Scientists say it’s the new normal.

As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions

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Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?

Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?

Europe’s glaciers melting at fastest pace on the planet

NBC News’ Molly Hunter traveled to the Morteratsch glacier high in the Swiss Alps to see firsthand how the ice is melting at an alarming rate. The decline is creating risk and an uncertain future for ...
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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...