New research from Boston University reveals that while warmer summers can speed up tree growth, declining snowpack may slow ...

Climate scientists in the United States are to be cut off from satellite data measuring the amount of sea ice — a sensitive ...

Extensive evidence shows global warming is occurring, though it's uncertain whether it has begun to shrink the area occupied by Antarctic sea ice.

The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22.

In Antarctica, a signal like this recently seemed to materialize out of nowhere, but it wasn’t coming from the sky above—instead, it was coming from the depths of the ocean. Two decades ago, far above ...

Stunning satellite imagery reveals the aftermath of a deep freeze in Chicago, showcasing ice formations on Lake Michigan and snowfall across the city.

Where is the snowiest place on Earth? Snow enthusiasts have been discussing it for a long time, but there’s no consensus. Could it be the Great Lakes, where feet of lake-effect snow falls at a ...

There is not an unlimited supply of water being produced underneath the Earth’s surface. Groundwater derived from rainfall and melted snow and ice is stored in natural underground aquifers ...

A massive winter storm poised to unleash a barrage of heavy snow, treacherous ice, rain, and severe thunderstorms across a 1,300-mile swath of the United States will affect an estimated 62 million ...

In Switzerland’s Vadret da Morteratsch glacier (pictured above), meltwater has carved a tunnel through the snow and ice. The photo was taken from inside the tunnel in winter when no meltwater ...

“Ice climbing requires different conditions from good snow,” says Sally. But when ice conditions aren’t great, she might take guests on a via ferrata – which allows you to climb mountains ...