IB Geography Extreme Environments

For 1,000 years the indigenous Nenets people have herded their reindeer along the Yamal peninsula. But their survival in this remote region of north-west Siberia is under serious threat from climate change as Russia's ancient permafrost melts

While climatologists argue over the effect that rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide will have on the climate, there is one thing we can't ignore. The world's glaciers are melting. Rapidly.

Syria Drought

For German speakers - information on efforts to manage the glacial lake at the base of the Unterer Grindelwald glacier.

The grandchildren of today's skiers are likely to know the white peaks of Switzerland only from the wrappers of chocolate bars. A remarkable report on climate change that will be handed to European governments this week will say that the effect of rising temperatures will mean an end to snow across large areas of the Alps.

Animation showing different types of glaciers, anatomy of glaciers, glacial movement, glacial erosion, glacial deposition (and features), and glacial landscapes. Good descriptions.