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06-27-2013, 04:58 PM
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Glacier Covered with Blankets to Reduce Summer Ice-melt
People living near the Rhone glacier in the central Alps of Switzerland have come up with a striking tactic to counter the effects of climate change. Each summer the glacier is protected by blankets to keep ice melt to a minimum, the European Pressphoto Agency reports. Like other glaciers in the Alps, the Rhone has retreated dramatically in the past 150 years, according to research cited by the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Each year, a tunnel is carved into the ice to enable visitors to walk inside the glacier, which is the source of the Rhone River. EDITOR'S NOTE: Images taken on June 26, 2013 and made available to NBC News today. Source  ·  ·  ·  · |
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06-27-2013, 05:00 PM
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Re: Glacier Covered with Blankets to Reduce Summer Ice-melt
The Rhone Glacier, "then and now." Residents of the village of Gletsch, down the valley from the glacier, have kept track of the ice since 1602. “Their water supply, the availability of farmland is controlled by where the glacier is,” researcher Brent Goehring said.
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06-27-2013, 05:29 PM
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Re: Glacier Covered with Blankets to Reduce Summer Ice-melt
More pics.
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