melting glaciers
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Chance, Connection and Climate Change on the Greenland Ice Sheet
Documentary film “The Color of Ice” explores the voices impacted by climate change.
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Melting Glaciers Reveal Clues to Climate Adaptation in Norway’s Mountains
Glacial archaeologists are uncovering hundreds of artifacts in Norway, including the best preserved pair of prehistoric skis found to date.
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From Mountain Regions to Island States: U.N. Celebrates First World Glacier Day
U.N. delegates and glaciologists convened to address the profound impacts of accelerating glacial melting, particularly for freshwater resources, mountain communities and small island states.
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New Study Demonstrates Unprecedented Glacial Retreat in the Andes
Using innovative methodology, researchers found that Andean glaciers are the smallest they’ve been in 11,700 years.
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Glacier Melt Leads to Redrawing of the Italian-Swiss Border
Italy and Switzerland redrew a small section of their Alps boundary in response to melting glaciers shifting the geographic features.
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‘Doomsday’ Antarctic Glacier Melting Faster Than Expected, Fueling Calls for Geoengineering
With the fate of the Thwaites Glacier still uncertain, some experts are pushing for geoengineering and more intense climate action.
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If Ice Could Talk: Environmental Personhood in Social Media
What if the environment could speak for itself? Would people listen? Some parody social media accounts are trying to find out.
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Increase in West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting Inevitable in 21st Century
Significant ocean warming and associated ice-shelf melting is unavoidable, even under the most ambitious future climate scenario, according to new research.
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Chinese Scientists Are Combating a Glacier’s Melting By Covering It With a Blanket
Researchers at China’s Nanjing University are using a reflective blanket to stave off melting of the Dagu Glacier.
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