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 times. This water flow also affects farmers who rely on this water for their agricultural production. Several industries are getting negatively affecting by the melting glaciers