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Rhone glaciers
Rhone glaciers
Glacial retreat in the Alps
 
Almost all of the world's glaciers are retreating.  
 
Rhone glaciers
Rhone glaciers
A remarkable quantity of ice disappears every year, with subsequent lowering of the surface level and considerable melting at its front edge.
 
 
This case study includes:

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    Glacial retreat in the Alps
    Exercises
    Monitoring the behaviour of glaciers
     
     
     
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