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The 41 pages that link to Glacier retreat, each with the reason it gives.

• Climate changeRelated: Widespread retreat reflects rising temperatures and contributes to sea-level rise.

• Sea level riseRelated: Retreat commonly accompanies ice loss that transfers water to the ocean.

• GlacierRelated: Terminus change is a visible indicator of glacier response to climate.

• Glacial lake outburst floodRelated: Retreat can expose depressions where new lakes form and existing lakes expand.

• Glacial lakeRelated: Retreat can expose basins, enlarge proglacial lakes, and alter their dams.

• Glacier mass balanceRelated: Persistent negative mass balance commonly drives retreat, though terminus response can lag.

• AltiplanoRelated: Retreating tropical Andean glaciers affect seasonal water availability downstream.

• Glacial meltwaterRelated: Retreat can increase meltwater temporarily while reducing the glacier's long-term water storage.

• Alpine climbingRelated: Retreat can expose loose rock and alter established approaches and descents.

• Siachen conflictRelated: Climate-driven ice loss changes the setting of an already environmentally costly military presence.

• Ablation zoneRelated: Persistent losses in the ablation zone can reduce glacier length and area.

• Glacier tourismRelated: Retreat changes the sights, access routes, and safety conditions on which glacier tourism depends.

• Siachen GlacierRelated: Siachen's changing ice mass has implications for regional water systems and environmental monitoring.

• Gulf of AlaskaRelated: Retreating glaciers alter freshwater and sediment entering the gulf, with uncertain ecosystem effects.

• Qilian MountainsRelated: Monitoring determines how quickly Qilian ice reserves and meltwater patterns are changing.

• Coast MountainsRelated: Many Coast Mountains glaciers are shrinking as regional temperatures rise.

• Proglacial lakeRelated: Retreat can expose new basins and enlarge lakes at glacier margins.

• Weichselian glaciationRelated: Retreat ended regional ice cover and exposed landscapes shaped during the glaciation.

• Rwenzori MountainsRelated: Retreat has sharply reduced the Rwenzori’s summit ice during recent decades.

• Severny IslandRelated: Measurements on Severny track how its ice cap responds to Arctic warming.

• VatnajökullRelated: Several outlet glaciers from Vatnajökull have retreated as Iceland warms.

• Chersky RangeRelated: Warming may alter the range’s small glaciers and downstream water supply.

• Columbia IcefieldRelated: Retreating margins are a visible response to sustained negative mass balance at the icefield.

• Montane ecosystemRelated: Changing glacier melt alters seasonal water supply and habitats in some mountain ecosystems.

• Mount StanleyRelated: Retreat is rapidly changing Mount Stanley’s summit environment.

• Torres del Paine National ParkRelated: Retreat in the region’s ice fields can alter landscapes and water systems.

• Würm glaciationRelated: Warming phases repeatedly reduced the Würm glaciers before final deglaciation.

• Gangotri GlacierRelated: Gangotri’s terminus has retreated substantially during the modern observation period.

• Pico de OrizabaRelated: Warming has reduced the ice on Pico de Orizaba’s summit slopes.

• Continental Divide of the AmericasRelated: Retreating glaciers change water storage in high-elevation basins along the divide.

• Cordillera BlancaRelated: Warming has reduced ice across the range and altered water supplies and hazards.

• GrossglocknerRelated: The Pasterze below Grossglockner has retreated markedly, altering the mountain’s glacial foreground.

• GunzRelated: Retreat follows an advance and reshapes or exposes its deposits.

• IllimaniRelated: Retreat of Illimani’s glaciers reflects warming and affects high-mountain ice reserves.

• Jostedal GlacierRelated: Retreat has altered the extent of Jostedal Glacier’s outlet glaciers in recent decades.

• Nabesna GlacierRelated: Terminus change is one visible way to track the glacier’s response to changing conditions.

• TronadorRelated: Warming can alter Tronador’s ice cover, meltwater, and slope stability.