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Climate change: World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded • Feb. 19, 2025, 5:24 AM ET (BBC)

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Perito Moreno Glacier
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Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park
Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park
Learn about the formation of glaciers and how moraines, valleys, and lakes develop
glacier research
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