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Cristo Redentor Pass Reopens After Snowstorm Shuts Key Argentina–Chile Crossing

Drivers face ice risk due to subzero temperatures.

High-Altitude Pyrenees Cave Points to Millennia of Prehistoric Copper Work

Cristo Redentor Pass Reopens at 8 a.m. Monday for Two-Way Traffic After Mountain Storm

Global Study Maps 3,100 Surging Glaciers, Identifies 81 High-Risk Hotspots

Western Storm Drives Rising Avalanche Danger in Colorado and West-Central Montana

Global Study Counts Glacier Extinctions, Finding 1,000 Disappear Each Year

Study Maps Mid-Century ‘Peak Glacier Extinction,’ With Alps Facing Swift Losses

Swiss Alpine Glaciers Hit Record-Early Melt After Snow Deficit

Modern Potato Traces Roots to Nine-Million-Year-Old Tomato Hybrid

Swiss Village of Brienz Fully Evacuated as Landslide Risk Escalates

Global Glacier Melt Reaches Record Levels, UN Warns of Widespread Impacts

Global Glacier Melting Reaches Record Levels, Threatening Water Security and Ecosystems

Global Glacier Loss Accelerates, Alpine Glaciers Shrink by 40% Since 2000

Tibetan Women Show Unique Evolutionary Adaptations for High-Altitude Living