California may be known as the Golden State, with its shimmering beaches and warm Mediterranean climate. But clinging to the rooftop of the High Sierra are the last remnants of glaciers that have ...

The mountain glaciers of Yosemite National Park are projected to melt away in 75 years or less. Now, new research finds that their loss will be the first time humans have ever seen the Sierra Nevada ...

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed ...

Photos of the East Lyell glacier in Yosemite National Park. Top: September 1883 (Israel Russell / U.S. Geological Survey); Bottom: September 2022 (Greg Stock / National Park Service) (CN) — The ...

The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which ...

Glaciers in California’s mountains are disappearing fast and will likely be gone by the end of the century. Geologists found that these glaciers have been in place since before humans came to the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Yosemite National Park officials have announced that Glacier Point and Tioga Roads are now closed for the season. Park officials say the roads typically close each fall, ...

Thousands of adrenaline junkies are flocking to California's Yosemite National Park, as the government shutdown leaves ...