Glaciers are Life

27/01/2026

https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/time-and-water-documentary-review-sara-dosa-1235175865/

"Fire of Love" director Sara Dosa returns with a much colder but equally beautiful film about the first glacier to "die" from climate change.

21/09/2025

29/05/2025

New piece out in Science!

More than three-quarters of global glacier mass is projected to disappear under present-day policies

21/03/2025

Happy World Glacier Day!! If a glacier near and dear to you is in trouble please contact us at the Global Glacier Casualty List:

07/03/2025

Here's the official press release from the UN:

06/03/2025

Exciting news! There will be a second Glacier Graveyard event in conjunction with the World Day for Glaciers celebration at UNESCO HQ in Paris on March 21st at 9a. More news coming soon but please join us if you can!

30/09/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk7r0rrdnmo

Glacier ridgelines marking the border near the Matterhorn mountain are shifting as ice continues to melt.

07/09/2024

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kkurm8wl
short video on the Glacier Graveyard, webtv of the UN -- thanks again to all our eulogists!

Iceland has created the world's first Glacier Graveyard on the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, symbolizing the loss of glaciers due to climate change. It features memorial tombstones for glaciers that have melted, such as the Okjökull Glacier. This initiative aims to raise awareness about the rapid disapp...

07/09/2024

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154026
Great, comprehensive story by Árni Snævarr on the main UN website (being translated into several languages too)

Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name. No surprise then that the land of the Vikings was chosen to house the world’s first global glacier graveyard which was unveiled at a ceremony last month, close to the capita...

25/08/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/08/25/dead-glaciers-melting-disappearing-ice/

For decades, scientists have been warning that glaciers are melting — one of the most identifiable consequences of a warming planet. But now, many have melted.

23/08/2024

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/funeral-held-for-glaciers-lost-to-climate-change/

This week there was a funeral for 15 glaciers that have disappeared or are in critical danger as the planet heats up. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.

19/08/2024

Standing in a graveyard of your own making…