Yahtse Glacier in Alaska 2 (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Yahtse Glacier in Alaska 2

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The brown water at the top of the picture is the subglacial discharge, or meltwater, that has flowed through Alaska's Yahtse Glacier and into the ocean. Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have pioneered a method to track meltwater flowing through glaciers that end in the ocean.

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Tony Oney

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