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A Pyramid on Everest, Caught in the Balance
Unsteady funding streams have caused Mount Everest’s “Pyramid” monitoring station to unravel at the seams. It may be an opportunity to re-envision the station’s purpose.
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Reflections on Visits to Pakistan
A conservation biologist writes about his trips to Pakistan over the last 30 years, reflecting on challenges, growth, and connections made over time.
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Two Degrees Too Many: Average Global Temperature Increase Will Trigger Climate Tipping Points
A recent study expands upon previously established tipping points, naming 16 total tipping points and their respective temperature triggers.
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‘The Canary in the Coal Mine’: Most Olympic Peninsula Glaciers Will Disappear by 2070
A recent study projects that climate change will cause most glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State to disappear by 2070, threatening water resources, ecosystems, and tourism.
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Report Released at COP27 Gives a ‘Terminal Diagnosis’ for Summer Sea Ice
The COP27 State of the Cryosphere 2022 Report has stated that summer sea ice will melt completely, likely before 2050. This outcome is deemed “inevitable.”
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Understanding Ice With Lasers: New Tool Helps Researchers Study Remote Glaciers
Researchers at the University of Oregon have created a portable tool that uses lasers to study glacier retreat in remote areas that are typically difficult to reach.
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How the Rejected Chilean Constitution Would Have Protected Glaciers
In early September, Chileans voted against adopting a new constitution that, among other wide-ranging provisions, would have provided greater protections for the country’s glaciers.
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Greenland’s Long and Intense Melt Season Is a Worrying Sign for Sea Level
Summer melt across Greenland has broken records this year.
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Summer Heat Waves Caused Several Glaciers to Collapse
Europe’s deadly summer 2022 heat waves caused two dramatic glacier collapses and fueled the melting of a third.
