4 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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9 h. ago Grieving mother discovers body of daughter, 7, found with missing tongue and throat after autopsy

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The horrific story has emerged out of Taiwan, leaving many in the East Asian country looking for answers as to why the girl's body was not returned to its original state

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20 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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37 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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38 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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48 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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69 h. ago Body of missing teen, 18, found after he vanished sending chilling 'help' text to mum

Giovanni Pelletier, 18, vanished in Florida after sending a chilling text to his mum - now his family have confirmed a body has been found after a week long search

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69 h. 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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3 d. ago Girl, 10, who died after 'torture' left heartbreaking final note

Rebekah Baptiste's lifeless body was found last month by police on a highway with bruises all over her body and missing toenails. The tragic 10-year-old was rushed to hospital but could not be saved

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5 d. ago Police confirm body found in search for missing Ayrshire man

Around 3.10am this morning (Thursday, August, 7) police were made aware of the body of a man found in a wooded area off the B785 at Eglington Park, Kilwinning.

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5 d. ago Body found in search for missing Scot after heartbreaking early morning discovery

A man's body was found in a wooded area in Ayrshire in the early hours of the morning

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6 d. ago Body of hiker missing for nearly 30 years found perfectly preserved in glacier

The mummified remains of a hiker who vanished nearly 28 years ago have been found perfectly preserved in a glacier, providing closure to a mystery that began in June 1997

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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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7 d. ago Police used DNA to identify boy more than 50 years after his body was found. What happened to him remains a mystery

The boy also had a baby brother who was murdered and whose body remains missing to this day

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7 d. ago Body found in Kilmarnock park during search for missing woman Michelle Wade

The death is being treated as unexplained.

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8 d. ago Body found in search for missing man seen 'climbing into Heaton park' amid murder probe

CCTV appeared to show Craig Foy climbing into Heaton Park on the night he vanished

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9 d. ago All five missing miners confirmed dead after Chile copper mine collapse

Body of Moisés Pavez, last missing miner, found after section of El Teniente collapsed following earthquakeAll five trapped workers who were missing in a collapsed shaft in the world’s biggest underground copper mine have been found dead, an official said on Sunday.Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in Chile’s O’Higgins region, said the body of Moisés Pavez, the last miner to remain missing, was found at 3.30pm local time by rescue teams. They had drilled through dozens of meters of rock to reach the stranded workers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Body found in search for missing Scots man as death treated as 'unexplained'

A wide-scale search effort was launched after he was reported missing and officers became increasingly concerned for his welfare.

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3 w. ago Horrified reporter ‘steps on missing girl’s body’ while filming about her disappearance

Lenildo Frazão stepped on what may have been the remains of missing girl Raíssa whilst filming where she was last seen. The teen from Brazil drowned whilst playing with her friends

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