Tag: Glaciers
Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for...
5 die in crash of plane, helicopter over Italian glacier
MILAN (AP) - Italian alpine rescue officials say five people have been killed in a midair collision between a small tourist airplane and a...
Bolivian observatory collects data as glaciers melt
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - The snow appears to be pristine on the Andean peaks that loom above Bolivia's capital, but even here ash...
NASA satellite launched to measure Earth’s ice changes
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A NASA satellite designed to precisely measure changes in Earths ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and vegetation...
Alaska ranger recounts hanging from rope above crashed plane
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood...
4 dead, 1 missing in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Searchers said Monday that they found four people dead in a sightseeing airplane carrying Polish tourists in Alaska's Denali National...
Rescuers try to find tourist plane that crashed in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Thick clouds hampered searchers trying to find a sightseeing plane carrying Polish tourists a day and a half after it...
Italian spelunker rescued after 2 days trapped in cave
ROME (AP) - An Italian spelunker has been rescued after two days trapped in a grotto beneath an Alpine glacier near the northeastern border...
The Latest: Parts of Yosemite National Park to stay closed
CLEARLAKE, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on the wildfires raging in California (all times local):5:15 p.m.The National Park Service says that parts of Yosemite...
Hot African air brings scorching heat, dust to Europe
MADRID (AP) - Hot air from Africa is bringing a new heatwave to Europe, prompting health warnings about Sahara Desert dust and exceptionally high...
