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A glacier’s ‘memory’ is fading because of climate change

Grand Combin glacier aerial photo.

The Corbassière glacier occupies some of the highest altitudes in the Alps, but warming temperatures have pushed it to a tipping point. Credit: CNR, Ca’ Foscari University/Riccardo Selvatico

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Nature 626, 237 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00244-z

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  1. Huber, C. J. et al. Nature Geosci. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01366-1 (2024).

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