Melting Away (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Melting Away

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This image shows a snowpack in the Lesser Caucasus mountains of northeastern Turkey, elevation about 2,700 feet, late April 2012. The lowlands below depend heavily on seasonal snowmelt, projected to decline in this region and others in coming decades, due to global warming.

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Dario Martin-Benito

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