glaciers
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You Can Barely Even See Yellowstone’s Largest Glacier Anymore
Lyell Glacier was Yellowstone National Park’s largest glacier. In 1883, US park officials took a photograph of the ice giant. This year, NASA’s climate team recreated that photo with the glacier in its current state. The comparison is stunning.
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Being Inside An Ice Cave Inside A Glacier Looks Absolutely Stunning
National Geographic shares this really cool photograph taken by Robbie Shone showing the inside of a glacier. Being inside the ice cave is like being in a sparkly gem stone or something. NatGeo says the explorers in the photo were installing a rope traverse below the surface of Europe’s second largest glacial system, the Gorner…
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Only A Sheet Of Ice Protects You From Falling 300 Metres Down This Abyss
Photographer Aaron Huey, who is on assignment for National Geographic, recently shared a picture of a frighteningly deep hole on the Lower Ruth Glacier. The only thing stopping people from plummeting down the 304.8m drop into the ground is a sheet of ice. One crack, though.
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There Are Glaciers In This Museum. Kind Of.
You don’t have to go all the way to the Arctic to explore its massive and silently beautiful glaciers. Instead, you can visit High Arctic, an exhibition in London’s National Maritime Museum.