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    Example of a glacier retreat: White Chuck Glacier, Washington The retreat of glaciers since 1850 is well documented and is one of the effects of climate...
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    contains many glaciers. New Zealand glaciers have been retreating since 1890, with an acceleration of this retreat since 1920. Most of the glaciers have thinned...
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    a broader audience. Glaciology List of glaciers Nugget Falls Retreat of glaciers since 1850 "Mendenhall Glacier". Geographic Names Information System...
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    5 km (37.6 mi) Batura Glacier, Pakistan – 57 km (35 mi) Cryoseism Glacier growing Ice dam Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Rock glacier Sag (geology) "Mapping...
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  • Glacier retreat primarily refers to the retreat of glaciers since 1850. It may also refer to: Glacial retreat, a type of glacial motion Deglaciation, the...
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    Retreat of glaciers since 1850#Europe Jonathan Amos (19 December 2008). "Swiss Glaciers 'in full retreat'". BBC News. San Francisco. "Glaciers set to disappear...
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  • Thumbnail for Aletsch Glacier
    Aletsch Glacier is – like most glaciers in the world today – a retreating glacier. As of 2016, since 1980 it lost 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) of its length...
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    notable examples of the retreat of glaciers since 1850. Thwaites Glacier is closely monitored for its potential to elevate sea levels. Since the 1980s, Thwaites...
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    Tasman Glacier in the valley between the moraine walls is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide. Glaciers of New Zealand List of glaciers Retreat of glaciers since 1850 – Oceania...
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    List of glaciers in Switzerland List of glaciers Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Swiss Alps Mallonee, Laura. "Switzerland Tries to Save a Glacier... by...
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  • Ice melting may refer to: Ice melt Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Arctic sea ice decline This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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    billion tonnes of carbon over the next 30 years. 11 May (reported): Venezuela became the first country in modern times to lose all of its glaciers, with the...
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    the majority of that in the second half of the hike. Retreat of glaciers since 1850 List of glaciers in the United States Glaciers in Glacier National Park...
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    Khumbu Icefall Khumbu Glacier Map Glaciers of the Himalayas List of glaciers Retreat of glaciers since 1850 "ASTER measurement of supraglacial lakes in...
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    Northwall Firn, Meren Glacier (now disappeared), and Carstensz Glacier. See also animation. Retreat of glaciers since 1850 List of glaciers Kincaid, Joni L...
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    surface runoff, groundwater recharge, springs, and the release of water stored in glaciers and snowpacks. Small rivers may also be called by several other...
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    Glacier mass balance Glacial motion List of glaciers in Greenland Retreat of glaciers since 1850 West Greenland Current Joughin I.; Abdalati W.; Fahnestock M...
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  • Without a Summer, caused by volcanic dust of Mount Tambora eruption 1850–present Retreat of glaciers since 1850, instrumental temperature record Present...
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    Amplified warming in the Arctic has contributed to thawing permafrost, retreat of glaciers and sea ice decline. Higher temperatures are also causing more intense...
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    of glaciers since 1850 Franz Josef Glacier "Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 No 97 (As at 30 January 2021), Public Act Schedule 96 Alteration of place...
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    List of birds of Heard and McDonald Islands List of glaciers in the Antarctic List of islands of Australia Needle Island Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Sunken...
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    Food and Agriculture Organization, around 30% of Earth's land area is largely unusable for humans (glaciers, deserts, etc.), 26% is forests, 10% is shrubland...
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    Smaller glaciers in this part of the Cascade Range preceded the Hinman Glacier in disappearing as part of the retreat of glaciers since 1850 with only...
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    of East Antarctica: † Indicates that the ice shelf has collapsed. List of Antarctic ice streams List of glaciers in the Antarctic Retreat of glaciers...
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    Since its opening in 1963, the edge of the glacier has retracted about 300 m (980 ft) from the lower station. List of glaciers Retreat of glaciers since...
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    biodiversity loss. The use of second generation biofuels is thought to increase environmental sustainability, since the non-food part of plants is being used...
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    Period – Period of major glaciations of the Northern Hemisphere (115,000–12,000 years ago) Retreat of glaciers since 1850 – Shortening of glaciers by melting...
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    rock, split the glacier in two by 2007. Retreat of glaciers since 1850 List of glaciers Stedman, Henry. "History of Kilimanjaro: After Meyer". Excerpt from...
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    report observations of snow and glaciers atop Kilimanjaro, in 1848. Retreat of glaciers since 1850 List of glaciers in Africa "Snows of Kilimanjaro Disappearing...
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    Antarctica cooling controversy Climate of the Arctic Effects of global warming Polar amplification Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Southern Ocean Notes "Frequently...
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