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In many rivers, only a small amount of streamflow remains for nature after water is diverted for hydropower production. In light of climate change and biodiversity loss, this is having increasingly serious consequences. Researchers from WSL,...
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore...

Mountain permafrost is warming across Europe, study shows

Permafrost temperatures in Europe's mountain regions are rising steadily, in some cases by more than 1°C over the last decade. The results of a...

Interactive 3D model recreates Old Man of the Mountain

Twenty years after the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed, audiences around the world will now be able to explore the iconic symbol of...

Study shows mountain glacier melting is linked to shifting westerlies and likely to accelerate

The combination of global atmospheric warming and westerly winds shifting toward the poles will likely speed up the recession of mountain glaciers in both...

Swiss mountain pass ice to melt completely within weeks

The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a...

Mountain melt shutters classic Alpine routes

Little snow cover and glaciers melting at an alarming rate amid Europe's sweltering heatwaves have put some of the most classic Alpine hiking routes...

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