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Zachariæ Isstrøm Glacier, Greenland
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Zachariæ Isstrøm Glacier, Greenland

Starting in 2012, a large glacier in northeast Greenland broke loose and entered a phase of accelerated retreat.

Published Dec 4, 2015

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Major Greenland Glacier Is Growing
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Major Greenland Glacier Is Growing

Jakobshavn Glacier has grown for the third year in a row, and scientists attribute the change to cool ocean waters.

Published Jun 18, 2019

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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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Retreat Begins at Taku Glacier
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Retreat Begins at Taku Glacier

For half a century, it has been the one known Alaskan glacier to withstand the effects of climate change—until now.

Published Nov 5, 2019

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A Sign of Surging on Bivachny Glacier
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A Sign of Surging on Bivachny Glacier

The looping medial moraines on Tajikistan’s Bivachny glacier offer a clue of periods when it surged rapidly forward.

Published Mar 17, 2015

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Retreating Ice and Snow in Greenland
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Retreating Ice and Snow in Greenland

In October 2006, a study using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites discussed the condition of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The study determined that, although the ice sheet had gained some mass in the interior, it had lost considerably more mass along the perimeter, particularly southeastern Greenland.

Published Nov 25, 2006

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Chorabari Glacier, India
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Chorabari Glacier, India

Because Indian glaciers have not been studied in detail for the past several decades, assessing their long-term trends has been difficult. More recent studies, however, suggest they are vulnerable to rising temperatures, which increased by 2.2 degrees Celsius (3.96 degrees Fahrenheit) between the 1980s and the new millennium.

Published Mar 14, 2008

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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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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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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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