Sizes of tropical glaciers reach historic lows

New measurements of radioactive isotopes provide evidence for the retreat of Andean glaciers since the end of the last ice age.

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Physics Today
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2024-08-08
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https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.ugii.cwga
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Cryospheric studies and observations
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Sizes of tropical glaciers reach historic lows

Alex Lopatka
Physics Today
Cryospheric studies and observations
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Sizes of tropical glaciers reach historic lows

Alex Lopatka
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Abstract

New measurements of radioactive isotopes provide evidence for the retreat of Andean glaciers since the end of the last ice age.

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