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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Mendenhall glacier

Mendenhall glacier stories: 1 news summaries

 In Alaska, Melting Glaciers 
 Cause Land to Rise 

Glaciers receding 30 feet each year

(Newser) - Around Juneau, Alaska, climate change is causing an unexpected problem, the New York Times reports: As glaciers melt, the land is rising away from the sea. The change—10 feet in about 200 years—is enough to dry up local streams and wetland habitats, and is the result of land... More »

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