Meltwaters are most acidified, and most laden with heavy metals, in the high Andes, where the glaciers are actively melting. Indigenous villages at these elevations are the most vulnerable, and, being ...

A vast network of ocean currents nicknamed the "great global ocean conveyor belt" is slowing down. That's a problem because ...

However, under a high-emission scenario, that figure rises significantly, with up to 46% to 54% of global glacier mass ...