Fierce, fast summer rainstorms are on the rise in the Alps, and a 2 C temperature increase could double their frequency. A new study from researchers at the University of Lausanne and the University ...

Permafrost, ground frozen for at least two years underlying the cold Arctic and alpine regions of the Northern Hemisphere, covers about 17% of the global land surface and stores an estimated one-third ...

An extraordinary ice core extracted from Mont Blanc has unveiled a continuous climate and atmospheric record dating back over 12,000 years, offering the oldest alpine ice ever studied in Western ...