This scientist and author will make you care about melting glaciers

Nov 12, 2021

Glacier in Iceland is melting, similar to other frozen parts of the world. Image: Jeremy Bishop/Unsplash

Patrick Henry

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Glaciologist Jemma Wadham says we need to treat the loss of glaciers around the world as an “imminent threat to life.” Image: University of Bristol

2020 was the 33rd year in a row that glaciers tracked by the World Glacier Monitoring Service lost rather than gained ice. Image: NOAA Climate.gov based on data from the World Glacier Monitoring Service

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