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    • Looking down at the Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand.
    Rights: GNS Science Published 22 July 2009 Size: 45 KB Referencing Hub media

    Scientists have found that due to regional climate variations, the growth and retreat of Northern and Southern Hemisphere glaciers have followed different patterns.

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      Glaciers provide global climate puzzle

      Glaciers – large slow-moving rivers of ice – are sensitive indicators of the climate. They become shorter when the climate warms and lengthen when it cools. Research recently published on dating ...

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