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Susitna Glacier, Alaska
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Susitna Glacier, Alaska

Acquired August 27, 2009, this false-color image shows the complex marbled surface of Alaska’s Susitna Glacier.

Published Oct 20, 2010

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Watching a Glacier Die
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Watching a Glacier Die

Without enough fresh snow to replenish it, Alaska’s Yakutat Glacier is in trouble.

Published Nov 26, 2018

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Demise of a Quake Lake
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Demise of a Quake Lake

Erosion is causing the slow disappearance of a lake that formed after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Published Sep 7, 2018

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Dirty, Crevassed Glaciers in Alaska
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Dirty, Crevassed Glaciers in Alaska

For ten days in spring 2018, scientists flew over numerous Alaskan glaciers.

Published Jun 9, 2018

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Beached Bergs in Alaska
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Beached Bergs in Alaska

Glaciers shed icebergs throughout summer, and the icy bodies collect at the beach.

Published Sep 10, 2018

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“Snow Swamp” on Lowell Glacier
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“Snow Swamp” on Lowell Glacier

A large expanse of snow on the Canadian glacier melted in just four days due to warm temperatures.

Published Sep 6, 2018

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Malaspina Glacier, Alaska
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Malaspina Glacier, Alaska

The moraines of Malaspina glacier display a dizzying pattern of curves, zigzags, and loops.

Published Oct 11, 2015

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Bear Glacier, Gulf of Alaska
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Bear Glacier, Gulf of Alaska

Although they move slowly, glaciers do move, and this movement alters the ice as it passes over land. Likewise, a moving glacier can carry with it evidence of geologic events it has witnessed. The Bear Glacier in the Kenai Peninsula along the Gulf of Alaska bears multiple clues about its past.

Published Nov 8, 2006

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Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina
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Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

One of the most famous glaciers in Patagonia periodically cuts off the major southern arm of Lago Argentino.

Published Aug 6, 2012

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Earthquake Shakes Ice from New Zealand Glacier
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Earthquake Shakes Ice from New Zealand Glacier

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake that ravaged Christchurch also broke 30 million tons of ice off the Tasman Glacier.

Published Mar 4, 2011

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Retreat of the Tasman Glacier
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Retreat of the Tasman Glacier

NIWA scientists stated that this glacier had retreated by 5 kilometers (about 3 miles) over the previous three decades. They also stated that New Zealand glaciers on the whole had lost 5.8 cubic kilometers (roughly 1.4 cubic miles) over the same time period.

Published Jan 27, 2008

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The Advance of Hubbard Glacier
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The Advance of Hubbard Glacier

This tidewater glacier in southeast Alaska is not like the others; it’s advancing, and threatens to transform a fjord into a lake.

Published May 20, 2015

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Blood Falls, Antarctica’s Dry Valleys
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Blood Falls, Antarctica’s Dry Valleys

Among the most interesting—and most puzzling—features of the Dry Valleys lakes is the reddish stain seeping out of Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. The reddish discoloration, known as Blood Falls, appears in this false-color image.

Published Oct 9, 2008

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Johns Hopkins Glacier
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Johns Hopkins Glacier

While most glaciers in southeast Alaska are losing an astounding amount of ice, this glacier has been relatively stable.

Published Jun 30, 2020

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Medvezhiy Glacier Advances
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Medvezhiy Glacier Advances

In the early summer of 2011, the Medvezhiy Glacier in Tajikistan slid abruptly down its valley, creating a glacial lake.

Published Jul 30, 2011

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