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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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Greenland’s Leidy Glacier
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Greenland’s Leidy Glacier

Crisscrossing glaciers in northwest Greenland flow along the path of least resistance.

Published Jan 22, 2015

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New Insight from Old Snapshots of Greenland
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New Insight from Old Snapshots of Greenland

Historic photographs show glacial retreat since the early 1900s.

Published Dec 16, 2014

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Fast-Flowing Glaciers Thin Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets
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Fast-Flowing Glaciers Thin Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets

To understand how fast-moving glaciers are changing the ice sheets, scientists devised a method to map elevation change using data from ICESat.

Published Oct 3, 2009

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Mapping the Speed of Ice
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Mapping the Speed of Ice

Better Landsat imaging and creative use of software is allowing scientists to map details of changing glaciers and ice sheets.

Published Dec 14, 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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Rock and Ice in Northern Greenland
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Rock and Ice in Northern Greenland

Fjords wind between icy, rocky islands and peninsulas, and connect inland areas to an ice-choked ocean.

Published Aug 3, 2018

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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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Glaciers in the Tropics, but Not for Long
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Glaciers in the Tropics, but Not for Long

Though the mountains are located just south of the equator, their elevation is high enough and the air temperatures are cold enough to still support a few small areas of ice.

Published Feb 14, 2018

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Elephant Foot Glacier
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Elephant Foot Glacier

A piedmont-type glacier fans out across a plain in northeast Greenland.

Published Feb 20, 2015

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