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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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College Fjord, Alaska
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College Fjord, Alaska

Published Jan 3, 2006

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Turkish Glaciers
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Turkish Glaciers

In southeastern Turkey, glaciers slide down bowl-shaped valleys amidst a shadowy landscape of cirques and arêtes.

Published Oct 13, 2012

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Heiltskuk Icefield, British Columbia
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Heiltskuk Icefield, British Columbia

This detailed astronaut photograph shows Canada’ Heiltskuk Icefield—mostly covered by snow across the upper mountain slopes—and two major valley glaciers that extend from it.

Published Aug 31, 2009

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Animating the “Karakoram Anomaly”
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Animating the “Karakoram Anomaly”

With satellite eyes, the complex motion of glaciers becomes apparent.

Published Jan 7, 2016

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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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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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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 Lakes from Retreating Glaciers
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Glacial Lakes from Retreating Glaciers

According to a joint press release issued by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, the great majority of the world’s glaciers appear to be declining at rates equal to or greater than long-established trends.

Published Jun 4, 2002

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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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Looking Beyond the Visible
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Looking Beyond the Visible

By using satellite sensors that detect infrared radiation, scientists have started to map the mineralogy of debris on glaciers.

Published Jul 19, 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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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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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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The Randolph Glacier Inventory
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The Randolph Glacier Inventory

The first global catalog of glaciers is helping scientists get a better handle on how much sea levels could rise in coming years.

Published Jun 26, 2014

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Retreat of the Gangotri Glacier
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Retreat of the Gangotri Glacier

Currently 30.2 km long and between 0.5 and 2.5 km wide, Gangotri glacier is one of the largest in the Himalaya. Gangotri has been receding since 1780, although studies show its retreat quickened after 1971.

Published Jun 23, 2004

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