Icelandic Volcano Grounds Flights Across Europe

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2010 A volcano under the Eyjafjallajoekull (got that?) glacier in Iceland spewed a hefty cloud of ash into the air Thursday, turning airports across Europe into no-fly zones and leaving stranded travelers little hope of taking off until midday Friday or later. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Say Goodbye to Florida

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2009 One of Antarctica's largest glaciers is melting much faster than it was a few years ago, potentially adding anywhere from an inch to a foot to global sea levels According to one of the scientists who broke the bad news: "This is unprecedented nothing in the natural world is lost at an accelerating exponential rate like this glacier". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Skinny on Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2007 By way of pointing out the vulnerability of both the human body and the global climate, artist Spencer Tunick photographed around 600 eco-conscious men and women in the altogether, posing atop a diminishing glacier in the Swiss Alps for Greenpeace. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )