10 June 2014 / National Geographic / Dennis Dimick
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Soot and Dirt Is Melting Snow and Ice Around the World

From Greenland's ice sheets to Himalayan glaciers and the snowpacks of western North America, layers of dust and soot are darkening the color of glaciers and snowpacks, causing them to absorb more solar heat and melt more quickly, and earlier in spring


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Glacial Dirt - Alaska Range
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