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Ancient never-before-seen viruses discovered locked up in Tibetan glacierA new technique for studying ancient microbes in glaciers has led to the discovery of previously unknown viruses.
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Scientists Are Racing to Figure Out Why This Giant Glacier in Antarctica Is Melting So FastA robotic submarine is about to descend into a dark, water-filled cavern in Antarctica, to try to find out why one of the continent's largest glaciers is melting so fast.
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The World's Thickest Mountain Glacier Is Finally Melting, and Climate Change Is 100% to BlameTaku glacier in Juneau, Alaska, is the world's thickest mountain glacier and was supposed to continue growing through the end of the century. Now, it's losing ground due to climate change.
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The World's Fastest-Thinning Glacier IdentifiedScientists have identified the world's fastest-thinning glacier: a stream of rapidly-retreating ice in Patagonia.
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Endangered Antarctic Glacier Could Soon Calve a Massive New IcebergTwo large rifts have widened near the edge of Pine Island Glacier on the West Antarctic ice sheet. If they continue to grow, they could release an iceberg four times bigger than Manhattan.
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What Is the Cryosphere?Opinion The cryosphere is critical to Earth and its inhabitants, but it is vanishing as the planet warms.
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Giant Chunk of Mont Blanc Glacier on the Brink of Collapse, Officials WarnItalian officials have ordered the evacuation of mountain huts and closed down roads near the Planpincieux Glacier, which is at risk of collapse.
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The Ice Is Melting Even Faster Than They ThoughtA new study shows that the ice at the bottoms of submerged glaciers could be melting 100 times faster than anyone thought.
