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Glacial Lakes of Patagonia
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Glacial Lakes of Patagonia

Acquired on February 19, 2011, this natural-color image shows multicolored glacial lakes extending from Andean glaciers. The lakes extend primarily eastward across the high plain.

Published Mar 11, 2011

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Ice Age Canadian Lakes
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Ice Age Canadian Lakes

The lakes, wetlands, and glacial landscape of Manitoba were shaped by glaciers and ice sheets.

Published Jan 21, 2022

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As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks
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As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks

Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.

Published May 9, 2017

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Glacier Change Threatens Andes Communities
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Glacier Change Threatens Andes Communities

Like an avalanche, a glacial outpouring can scour the hillside, washing away whole villages. But the slow disappearance of glaciers is a threat more subtle, though just as damaging.

Published Dec 23, 2016

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Rock Glacier on Mount Sopris
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Rock Glacier on Mount Sopris

Published Aug 25, 2006

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China’s Celestial Mountains
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China’s Celestial Mountains

Glaciers on these heavenly mountains are a source of freshwater for farmers in Central Asia.

Published Dec 29, 2022

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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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Kettle Lakes of the Turtle Mountains
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Kettle Lakes of the Turtle Mountains

The melting of stagnant, buried glaciers left North Dakota’s Turtle Mountains pockmarked with depressions that became ponds and lakes.

Published Aug 16, 2015

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Karst Landscape, China
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Karst Landscape, China

Water shaped the unique landscape of southeast China’s Guangxi Province.

Published May 4, 2014

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