A study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that glaciers in western Canada, the United States, and Switzerland ...

Paul Kennard knew Mount Rainier was in trouble when its most-visited tourist attraction melted. “I think the real warning ...

I’ve rounded up ultra-remote places to stay around the world where you can feel the same pull of the wild. Whether these adventures inspire introspection or not, their wow factor is undeniable, from a ...

Hubbard thought of himself as an explorer like some of the heroes of his Jesuit order. His message was not just geology and ...

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is scheduled to meet this week and consider a new name, Mount Carola, for an Alaska mountain.

Addition of glacier dates, date ranges, names, and name corrections. Addition of Alaska glacier inventory. Subdivition of glacier complexes in Bolivia. Addition of global grid of glacierized areas ...

Alaska is a fascinating state, being the largest in the Union. It’s also a geographical phenomenon, being the country’s official north, east, and west ends. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, if ...

When the Forest Service’s Fireside Lectures began in 1962 at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center attendees gathered around a roaring log fire in the observatory’s natural stone fireplace.

Apr. 2—The community of West Glacier has a story to tell — one of deep history, cultural significance, and ongoing community resilience. A newly launched Story Map, "A Town on the Edge: The ...

Kayaking near Holgate Glacier in Aialik Bay in Kenai Fjords ... On a map, these roads are numbered as Highway 1 and, for the short spur of road into the small city of Seward, Highway 9, but Alaskans ...

It’s also involved petty actions, changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico and punishing those who refuse to adhere to the order, and renaming Mount Denali, in Alaska, to Mount McKinley; a change ...