Memorial to The First Icelandic Glacier Lost to Climate Change
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2019
Next month, August 2019, a team of researchers and geologists from Rice University in Houston, along with members of the Icelandic Hiking So...
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Hotel Belvédère: The Iconic Swiss Hotel on The Edge of The Rhone Glacier
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 29, 2018
Located in one of the snowiest regions in Switzerland, the Furka Pass, connecting the cantons of Uri and Valais in the country’s south-centr...
Elephant Foot Glacier
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 6, 2015
The Elephant Foot Glacier in northeastern Greenland, looks like a bowl of batter that has been poured over a pan. The sheer pressure of the ...
Iceland Opens Man-Made Ice Tunnel in Langjokull Glacier
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 18, 2015
The world’s largest man-made ice tunnel was recently dug out on the western slopes of one of the biggest glaciers in Iceland - Langjokull. T...
Svinafellsjokull Glacier: The Real Life Location of Dr Mann’s Planet
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 10, 2015
Iceland, with its stunning landscape forged by breathtaking glaciers and angry volcanic forces, is lately turning out to be Hollywood’s favo...
Photos Taken 100 Years Apart Show How Glaciers Are Disappearing
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 7, 2015
We are currently living in an interglacial period, a relatively warm period of time during an ice age, which will last several thousands of ...
Glacier Mice: A Rolling Stone Does Gather Moss
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 20, 2014
The old proverb that states that “a rolling stone gathers no moss” has been passed along for so long that people generally believe that its ...
Moulins on Glaciers
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 6, 2014
Just like rainwater dissolves the bedrock on the Earth’s crust and form sinkholes, meltwater on a glacier’s surface can melt ice and form si...
Ventisquero Colgante: The Hanging Glacier of Queulat
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 15, 2014
Ventisquero Colgante, or the Hanging Glacier, is located in the Queulat National Park, in Chile, and is the park’s biggest attraction. Hangi...
The Disappearing Glaciers of Africa
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2014
Africa is typically isn’t the place that inspires visions of ice and glaciers, yet surprisingly, there are a number of glaciers in Africa, a...
Cryoconite Holes on Glaciers
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2014
Sometimes the surface of glaciers exhibit peculiar water filled cylindrical holes of varying sizes. At the bottom of these holes, there is u...
Rhone Glacier Covered in Blankets to Slow Melting
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2013
The Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps is one of the oldest know glaciers in the Alps, and an important one ‘cause it gives rise to the Rhone R...
Jökulsárlón: The Lake of Glaciers
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 24, 2013
Jokulsarlon is a large glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland, on the borders of Vatnajökull National Park, and one of the most famous tourist ...
