Only north-facing ice cliffs survive on debris-covered glaciers, find researchers

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Ice cliffs are causing mountain glaciers in High Mountain Asia to melt more rapidly, with only those facing north surviving over the glaciers, according to a new study published today (10 April) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS. Researchers from Northumbria University in the UK and the Swiss Federal Institute …

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Hydroelectric dams threaten Brazil’s mysterious Pantanal – one of the world’s great wetlands

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The Pantanal in central South America may not be as globally famous as the Amazon rainforest, but it has the continent’s highest concentration of wildlife. Now, however, the region’s endangered plants and animals, along with its still undiscovered secrets, may be wiped out in return for cheap hydroelectricity. The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical …

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