Global analysis tracks 3,100 glacier surges as climate change rewrites the rules
Feb 12, 2026
While most of the world's glaciers are retreating as the climate warms, a small but significant population behaves very differently—and the consequences can be severe. A team of international scientists, led by the University of Portsmouth, has carried out a comprehensive global analysis of surgin
g glaciers, examining the hazards they cause and how climate change is fundamentally altering when and where these dramatic events occur. ...read more read less