My Science Space » Cryosphere http://mysciencespace.com "Exploring the Wonders of Science" Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:44:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Glaciers Keep Melting http://mysciencespace.com/2008/04/glaciers-keep-melting/ http://mysciencespace.com/2008/04/glaciers-keep-melting/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:21:00 +0000 Mr. G http://mysciencespace.com/2008/04/glaciers-keep-melting/ Continue reading →]]> Atmosphere Journal (April 14, 2008)

Glaciers worldwide keep shrinking at an alarming rate, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The rate of thinning doubled from 2005 to 2006. The study looked at data from 30 glaciers in nine mountain ranges around the world.
On average, glaciers shrank by almost five feet (over 1.5 meters) in 2006, the latest year with available data. Some glaciers lost much more than the average… (more)
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