glacier

Not all disasters are foreseeable but those that relate to geology, like landslides and glacier collapses, can often be detected early in the data, if there is capacity to spot the pattern.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was sparked by the partial collapse of a glacier and some of its bedrock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Scientists are examining possible warning signs, including evidence that the glacier accelerated in the weeks before the collapse, and a sudden increase in meltwater shortly beforehand.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Preliminary investigations have pointed to a collapsed glacier and its bedrock as the cause of last week's flash flood.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The usual direction of the wind was north to south, off the glacier.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Scientists say glaciers in the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, are melting faster as global temperatures rise.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Vanishing ice and permafrost make glaciers more prone to snapping and the underlying bedrock more likely to fracture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Pelto noted that icebergs from Petermann are generally thinner and more fragile than those produced by Greenland glaciers such as Jakobshavn and Helheim.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

But the very glaciers and mountains giving Nepal this massive natural advantage are succumbing to global warming - and last Wednesday's deadly floods have laid bare the risks to the nation's hydropower ambitions.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Later, they realized that the cloud contained bits of Mount St. Helens’s glaciers, which were raining down along with ash, and the ice stung their skin.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone