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Kilimanjaro—The Shining Mountain
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Kilimanjaro—The Shining Mountain

Glaciers covered most of the summit during the first half of the 20th century, but have shrunk dramatically since then.

Published Mar 25, 2001

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Ice Loss on Puncak Jaya
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Ice Loss on Puncak Jaya

Rare tropical glaciers in Indonesia are losing ice fast and could disappear entirely within decades. Researchers want to know why.

Published Sep 1, 2012

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Bhutan, Himalayas
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Bhutan, Himalayas

One of the highest mountain reliefs on Earth can be found in this tiny country sandwiched between eastern India and the Tibetan plateau,

Published Oct 11, 2005

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Retreat of the Sierra de Sangra Glaciers
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Retreat of the Sierra de Sangra Glaciers

Ice loss in Patagonia has struck more than just the largest and most frequently studied ice fields.

Published Feb 23, 2016

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College Fjord, Alaska
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College Fjord, Alaska

Published Jan 3, 2006

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Glaciers and Gozha Co
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Glaciers and Gozha Co

The lake is one of hundreds on the Tibetan Plateau.

Published Apr 28, 2019

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Malaspina on the Move
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Malaspina on the Move

More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.

Published Sep 11, 2019

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Mt. Kilimanjaro’s Receding Glaciers
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Mt. Kilimanjaro’s Receding Glaciers

Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), the highest point in all Africa, was photographed by the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-97 on December 2, 2000. Kilimanjaro (Kilima Njaro or “shining mountain” in Swahili) is capped by glaciers on its southern and southwestern flanks.

Published Apr 8, 2001

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Losing Ice in Svalbard
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Losing Ice in Svalbard

Several tidewater glaciers in the southern part of Spitsbergen are retreating because of rising air temperatures.

Published Jun 25, 2018

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Glacial Retreat in Argentina
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Glacial Retreat in Argentina

For the crew onboard the International Space Station daylight views of the Earth’s Southern Hemisphere offer fewer opportunities to observe and document land features with onboard cameras. However, South America’s Patagonian Ice Fields and glaciers in the far southern Andes mountains offer beautiful, dynamic features with frequent passes whenever weather conditions permit. On the afternoon of January 3, 2004, the crew took this view of the Upsala Glacier in Argentina. A worldwide retreat of glaciers was observed during the twentieth century and most of the Patagonia’s glaciers, including Upsala, were no exception.

Published Feb 2, 2004

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Exploring Mount Everest’s Ice
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Exploring Mount Everest’s Ice

For one NASA scientist, studying one of Everest’s glaciers with satellites meant going there in person.

Published Aug 10, 2013

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Decline of Two Glaciers in Northwest Greenland
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Decline of Two Glaciers in Northwest Greenland

The Tracy and Heilprin Glaciers may not be Greenland’s largest, but they are retreating fast.

Published Apr 8, 2018

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Ice on the Move in Patagonia
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Ice on the Move in Patagonia

The glaciers of Patagonia are some of the fastest and most erosive on Earth.

Published Jul 14, 2017

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Brüggen Glacier, Chile
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Brüggen Glacier, Chile

Brüggen Glacier in southern Chile is the largest western outflow from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and, unlike most glaciers worldwide, advanced significantly since 1945. From 1945 to 1976, Brüggen surged 5 km across the Eyre Fjord, reaching the western shore by 1962 and cutting off Lake Greve from the sea.

Published Dec 9, 2001

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Ice Loss Slows Down Asian Glaciers
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Ice Loss Slows Down Asian Glaciers

Melting and thinning of high-mountain glaciers makes them flow less due to gravity.

Published Dec 14, 2018

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Woodfjorden
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Woodfjorden

Silty glacial meltwater flows northward up the side of Spitsbergen’s Woodfjorden, pushed to the fjord’s eastern margin by the spin of the Earth.

Published Aug 14, 2005

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Central Asia’s Water Tower
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Central Asia’s Water Tower

Glaciers on the Tien Shan, a long mountain range that runs through central Asia, serve as a key source of freshwater for cities in the region.

Published Oct 18, 2012

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