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Glaciers melting faster than anticipated
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zopemaster
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Nov 18, 2004
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glaciers,
geomorphology,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
A new study by Zurich University using satellite images to analyse the surface area of 930 glaciers has shown that Switzerland's glaciers lost around 18% of their surface area between 1985 and 2000.
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High Summit Lecco 2013: International Conference on Mountains and Climate Change
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geomorphology
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Insufficient snowfall a cause of recessive glaciers
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zopemaster
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Jun 16, 2005
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
glaciers,
geomorphology
Lower winter precipitation has been one of the causes, along with global warming, behind melting glaciers over the past 150 years. These are the main findings of a study by researchers at the Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de Grenoble/F and the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich/CH, published in the Geophysical Research Letters.
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International Competition for Mountain Photography and Film
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zopemaster
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Jul 30, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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mountains,
geomorphology,
media,
society, culture,
cinema,
society, culture
Photographs and films on the subject of Mountain, Landscape and Nature, from the mountains of Lombardy to the world's highest peaks may now be submitted as entries for the "Orobie Film Festival" International Film and Photography Competition.
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Mass Balance of the Cryosphere
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Jul 07, 2021 01:02 AM
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
glaciers,
geomorphology,
climate change past and future,
climate change, climate policy
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Mass loss on Himalayan glacier endangers water resources
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
glaciers,
geomorphology,
water consumption, water supply
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Melting glaciers on your local mountain - what now?
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zopemaster
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Aug 03, 2009
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geomorphology,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
tourism
On 24th and 25th September 2009 cc.alps is organising an international conference on the impact of melting glaciers on communities in collaboration with CIPRA Switzerland and the Swiss Foundation for Landscape Preservation in Crans Montana/CH.
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Mount Everest put forward for UNESCO World Heritage in Danger List
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zopemaster
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Dec 02, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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world heritage,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
national parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
glaciers,
geomorphology
The Mount Everest region is at risk from global warming and should therefore be included on the UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger List. Mountaineers and representatives of the environmental group Friends of the Earth submitted a petition to the UNESCO Committee at the end of November.
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Mountain Dossier: Scientific Review of dislivelli.org
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Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM
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research, science,
mountains,
geomorphology
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Mountain glaciers in global climate-related observation networks
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