Canadian Glacier (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Canadian Glacier

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Canada's glaciers and ice caps are now a major contributor to sea level change, a new UCI study shows. Ten times more ice is melting annually due to warmer temperatures. Seen here is the edge of the Barnes Ice Cap in May 2015.

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NASA / John Sonntag

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