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OleMash [197]
2 years ago
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What is the dominant impact that humans have on alpine glaciers?

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2 answers:
prisoha [69]2 years ago
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The researchers estimate that between 1990 and 2010, some 69 percent of the mass lost by the world's alpine glaciers can be traced to human influence – basically global warming. This 2013 file photo shows the Mendenhall Glaicer where it spills over the mountains above Mendenhall Lake in Juneau, Alaska.

musickatia [10]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Human activity is playing an increasing role in the melting of glaciers, Austrian and Canadian scientists have found. One of the most disruptive effects of climate change, glacier retreat leads to rising sea levels, landslides and unpredictable availability of water downstream.

Explanation:

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