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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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What Lies Beneath Melting Glaciers and Thawing Permafrost?
As the planet’s ice disappears, it’s exposing new surfaces, opportunities, and threats — including valuable mineral deposits, archaeological relics, novel viruses, and more.
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Declining Salmon Lead Eagles to Seek Out Food in Washington’s Agricultural Areas
As warming streams reduce the populations of chum salmon in northwest Washington, bald eagles are exploring adjacent farmland for alternative foods.
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Collapsing Glacier in Kyrgyzstan Sends Worrying Signal to Central Asia
In Kyrgyzstan, where glaciers cover 8% of the land, a recent glacier collapse highlights the dire plight of glaciers in a country that depends on them.
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Asian Mountain Nations to Present Unified Voice at Global Climate Conference
Countries from the Hindu Kush Himalayas seek to present a unified voice at COP26 with their #HKH2Glasgow campaign.
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Quantifying the Ecosystem Services of Glaciers Highlights Their Importance to Humankind
Scientists at the University of Iceland seek to measure the ecological and societal benefits of glacial ecosystems.
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New United Nations Report on Climate Change Documents the Grave Condition of the World’s Glaciers
Almost all of the world’s glaciers are in retreat.
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As the Greenland Ice Sheet Retreats, Mercury is Being Released From the Bedrock Below
Scientists have found that Greenland’s bedrock is rich with mercury in some areas — and as the ice sheet rapidly melts, that mercury is being released into local waters.
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Glacier Melt to Redirect Alaska’s Alsek River, Endangering World-Famous Rafting Route
As a glacier in southern Alaska melts, a major river is likely to shift course within the next decade, putting the future of local fisheries and a popular rafting path at risk.
