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Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers approach irreversible tipping point

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Enlarge / The Taku Glacier is one of many glaciers that originate in the Juneau Icefield. The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I who have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the … Read more

Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers approach irreversible tipping point

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I who have published on the Juneau Ice Field, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near Alaska’s capital, Juneau. In the summer of 2022, … Read more