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Glaciers Worldwide are Melting Faster Causing Sea Levels to Rise More


Anthropogenic climate change is creating a vicious circle where rising temperatures are causing glaciers to melt at an increasing rate. In addition to contributing to rising sea levels, coastal flooding, and extreme weather, the loss of polar ice and glaciers is causing Earth's oceans to absorb more solar radiation.

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