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Glacier break-up shocks scientist

New pictures reveal the extent to which a huge glacier in northern Greenland has broken up in just two years, claims a glaciologist.

 

Massive Glacier Triggers 'Tsunami' in Lake

Massive Glacier Triggers 'Tsunami' in Lake

A huge glacier has broken off and plunged into a lake in Peru sparking a 23-meter high tsunami wave that destroyed a nearby town.

 

Glacier melt accelerating, federal report concludes

Glacier melt accelerating, federal report concludes

Global warming has melted glaciers in the United States at a rapid and accelerating rate over the last half-century, increasing drought risks and contributing to rising sea levels, the federal government will report today based on data from a 50-year study of glaciers in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

 

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