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Rising global temperatures due to climate change have led the glacier to retreat and the permafrost to melt.

Glacier melt is a major contributor to rising sea levels, a threat to coastal settlements worldwide.

When glacial lakes overfill or their banks become unsound, they burst, sparking deadly floods that wash out bridges and buildings.

More than half of the glaciers in the Alps are in Switzerland where temperatures are rising by around twice the global average.

The corpse was discovered by two hikers in the area of the Hochgruberkees at about 2,800 metres above sea level, according to police.

Indonesia, home to a third of the world's rainforest after Brazil and Congo, expects the dry season could run until October.

Melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies and objects thought to be long-lost.

Scientists have struggled to assess how climate change is affecting the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

Antartic ice-sheets risk breaking into the sea in stretches of up to 600 metres a day, speeding up the rise in sea levels, research reveals.

The risk comes when a lake overfills, bursting through its natural barrier and sending a torrent of water rushing down mountain valleys.

More than nine million people across so-called High Mountain Asia live in the path of potential glacial lake outburst floods.

UNESCO monitors some 18,600 glaciers across 50 of its World Heritage sites and said that a third of those are set to disappear by 2050.

Thunberg said the issue had been "pretty much non-existent", during the campaign.

Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers have brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,314.

Abnormal heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers triggered floods that have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed at least 1,191 people.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.