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Cryospheric Collapse: Andean Glaciers Retreat Unseen in Over 11,700 Years


A new study indicates that Andean tropical glaciers have shrunk to their smallest sizes in over 11,700 years, signaling a severe impact of modern global warming. Researchers used cosmogenic nucleotide measurements from bedrock samples near Andean glaciers to show that these glaciers are currently

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