Kennicott Glacier (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Kennicott Glacier

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The Kennicott Glacier flows out of the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska. A new review of glacier research found that glaciers worldwide will lose up to 36% of their mass by 2100, resulting in almost 10 inches of sea level rise.

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Regina Hock

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