Blog #19
Title: Glaciers Are Retreating. Millions Rely on Their Water Author: Henry Fountain and Ben C. Solomon Date: January 16, 2019 Source: The New York Times URL: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/15/climate/melting-glaciers-globally.html?fbclid=IwAR3rDOeEHZwaQO14SCFY0KM01isLUH4J_YyeYnX7KGQXpLDcxO2aUbGSDgg&mtrref=undefined In Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, the Tuyusku glacier is rapidly melting, with water streaming down the glacier's edge. Researchers have planted stakes in holes in the ice that they're measuring to see the changes over time to the height of the ice. They found that it was already three feet thinner. This glacier is a reprsentation of the glaciers all around the world, which have lost the equivalent of a 70 foot layer of ice and are getting shorter, causing sea level to rise. Just like the Little Almaty, many streams or rivers are fed by melting glaciers. These will all be affected by glacial retreat, in their own ways and at different t