5 h. ago Residents in Alaska’s capital urged to evacuate over flooding threat from melting glacier

Forecasted flooding could break a record, which was set when the Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet in August 2024

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21 h. ago Who was Dennis Bell as British researcher found frozen in Antarctica after 65 years

Bell's remains were discovered in a melting glacier, where he had been frozen since 1959.

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39 h. ago Remains of British man who died in Antarctica found in melting glacier 66 years later

Bone fragments were transported to the Falkland Islands aboard the BAS Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough

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40 h. ago Antarctic glacier melt reveals remains of Briton who died in 1959 accident

Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell fell into a crevasse at the age of 25 while working for the Falkland Islands Dependencies SurveyThe remains of a British man who died in an accident in Antarctica 66 years ago have been discovered in a melting glacier alongside ski poles, a pipe and a watch.Dennis “Tink” Bell fell into a crev­asse in 1959 while working for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (Fids), now the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a few weeks after his 25th birthday. His body was not discovered until January, when a Polish team found bones near their base. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago ‘We are on the frontline’: the ambitious plan to save an Alpine village from a climate catastrophe

A huge lake formed by a melting glacier above Pralognan-la-Vanoise could inundate the village – but a project is under way to stop itThe villagers of Pralognan-la-Vanoise in the French Alps know well the perils posed by the mountains that encircle them.Avalanches, rockfalls, mudslides, sudden crevices and torrents of water are within the living memory of most villagers, and every day the climate emergency throws up new dangers. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Body of man missing for 28 years is found buried inside melting glacier

Family sources confirmed that Nasseruddin, a local man, had disappeared in June 1997 while he was travelling through the region with his brother.

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6 d. ago Shepherd finds body of man missing for 28 years in melting glacier

The man vanished in 1997 after a family dispute and was never seen again - until now

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6 d. ago Body of man missing for three decades found 'intact' in melting glacier in Pakistan

The remains were identified as a man who disappeared in June 1997 after falling into a glacier crack

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