Glacier
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Dark Snow Is Accelerating Glacier Melting From the Arctic to the Himalayas
When American geologist Ulyana Horodyskyj set up a mini weather station at 5,800 meters on Mount Himlung, on the Nepal-Tibet border, she looked east toward … Dark Snow Is Accelerating Glacier Melting From the Arctic to the HimalayasRead more
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Disappearing glaciers
The Matterhorn c. 1960 & today, Getty Images Alaska Muir Glacier, 1941 Muir Glacier, 2004 Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro, February 1993 & February 2000 The … Disappearing glaciersRead more
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Peru glacier collapses, injures 50
Around 50 people have suffered injuries in Peru after part of a glacier broke off and burst the Hualcan River banks in a disaster the … Peru glacier collapses, injures 50Read more
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Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss
James Balog talking: [ted id=628] Most of the time, art and science stare at each other across a gulf of mutual incomprehension. There is great … Time-lapse proof of extreme ice lossRead more
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Pine Island Glacier the Weak Underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
In science there are instances when a specific mechanism is understood and a hypothesis posed based on an understanding of the processes involved, prior to … Pine Island Glacier the Weak Underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice SheetRead more
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Disappearing top 5 glaciers
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Melting himalayan glaciers
Glaciers high in the Himalayas are dwindling faster than anyone thought, putting nearly a billion people living in South Asia in peril of losing their … Melting himalayan glaciersRead more