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300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid‑20th century

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From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into the rugged landscape where the topography folds. The white is the snow cover, and lower down you can see the gray-blue bare ice.

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  1. The Conversation US

    300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common (opens The Conversation US)

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    A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results show the region’s vulnerabilities as temperatures rise.

  2. Phys

    300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid‑20th century (opens Phys)

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    From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into the rugged landscape where the topography folds. The white is the snow cover, and lower down you can see the gray-blue bare ice.

  3. Gizmodo

    300 Glaciers Gone: New Review Reveals the Scale of Ice Loss in the American West (opens Gizmodo)

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    Warming air temperatures are causing glaciers to shrink by about 8% each decade.

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