As debris from the landslide smashed into the water, it triggered a megatsunami that swept down the fjord into the ocean. On ...

Record-breaking wave: The August 2025 Tracy Arm tsunami reached 1,578 feet, second only to Alaska’s 1958 Lituya Bay event. Climate change link: Scientists say rapid glacier retreat removed slope ...

JUNEAU— A retreating glacier revealed a new island in Alaska this summer, as lake water filled in to surround a land mass once hugged by ice. Mauri S. Pelto, a glaciologist at Nichols College in ...

The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that as climate change causes many glaciers to shrink and retreat their ...

What happened: A massive August 2025 landslide in Alaska’s Tracy Arm Fjord sent a tsunami 1,578 feet up the fjord walls, the second‑highest in recorded history. Why it matters: Rapid glacier retreat ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A retreating glacier revealed a new island in Alaska this summer, as lake water filled in to surround a land mass once hugged by ice. Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in ...

New study documents how Greenland’s peripheral glaciers have changed from 1890 to 2022 Using satellite images and a unique archive of historical aerial photos, researchers compiled the most complete ...

Greenland’s thousands of peripheral glaciers have entered a new and widespread state of rapid retreat, a study involving UB researchers has found. Combining satellite images with historical aerial ...