Mountain regions around the world are heating up faster than the lands below them, triggering dramatic shifts in snow, rain, ...

A major global review finds that climate change is intensifying more rapidly in mountain regions than in nearby lowland areas. Scientists warn this uneven warming could have serious consequences for ...

Jan Beutel was half-watching a live stream of Kleines Nesthorn, a mountain peak in the Swiss Alps, when he realized its cacophony of creaks and rumbles was getting louder. He dropped his work, turned ...

Mountains worldwide are experiencing climate change more intensely than lowland areas, with potentially devastating consequences for billions of people who live in and/or depend on these regions, ...

In a study published in Science Advances on December 19, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from international ...

A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are adapting, and the barriers they face -- findings relevant to people living in ...

Sacred mountains became signs of divine creation. Conservation became a moral duty. Festivals became moments of gratitude and prayer. Islam, in particular, reinforced environmental discipline with ...

Farmers in the Kigezi Highlands of Uganda use small tea plantations and wood lots used to diversify their livelihoods in the face of climate change. Farmers living in Africa’s mountain regions report ...

Birds are moving higher up mountains due to climate change, reveals new research. Many species have moved toward colder areas in mountain ranges across Europe as temperatures have risen over the last ...

With the Earth warming at a record rate, the list of locales that could reliably host a Winter Games will shrink substantially in the coming years, according to researchers.