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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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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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Retreat of the Columbia Glacier
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Retreat of the Columbia Glacier

The recent retreat of the glacier’s West Branch took scientists by surprise.

Published Oct 31, 2014

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Thwaites Glacier Transformed
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Thwaites Glacier Transformed

The amount of ice flowing from the Antarctic glacier has doubled in the span of three decades, and scientists think it could undergo even more dramatic changes in the near future.

Published Feb 6, 2020

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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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Alaskan Ice in Retreat: 35 Years at Columbia Glacier
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Alaskan Ice in Retreat: 35 Years at Columbia Glacier

Watch the glacier crumble away as it retreats about 15 miles from its initial position in the 1980s.

Published Feb 10, 2022

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Ice Could Crumble from Planpincieux Glacier
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Ice Could Crumble from Planpincieux Glacier

The fast-changing glacier is threatening a popular hiking area in the western Alps.

Published Oct 2, 2019

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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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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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