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The Alps, home to the iconic Aletsch Glacier, are undergoing a dramatic transformation. Satellite imagery spanning four decades reveals a stark retreat and thinning of this once-massive ice formation. With over 1,300 meters lost since 1984, Aletsch and its neighboring glaciers are shrinking at alarming rates…
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The Alps Are Melting: Four Decades of Glacier Loss Captured From Space
Kathryn Hansen NASA Earth Observatory
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The Alps, home to the iconic Aletsch Glacier, are undergoing a dramatic transformation. Satellite imagery spanning four decades reveals a stark retreat and thinning of this once-massive ice formation. With over 1,300 meters lost since 1984, Aletsch and its neighboring glaciers are shrinking at alarming rates…
