Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys in 2001 and 2014 (IMAGE)

Portland State University

Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys in 2001 and 2014

Caption

An animated gif showing the banks of Alph Lake, McMurdo Dry Valleys, in 2001 and 2014. The walls of the lake are collapsing and the channel feeding it is getting much deeper and wider as warm water pours down the slopes, melting ground ice.

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Courtesy of Joseph Levy

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