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Colorado snowfields vanishing as St. Mary's Glacier disappears

Original: Climate advocates hope the loss of St. Mary’s Glacier will bring ‘urgency’ to issue of a global warming and disappearing snowfields: Colorado researchers say other snowfields in the state, like Andrews Glacier, Arapaho Glacier and Isabelle Glacier, are also m

St. Mary's Glacier in Colorado has melted away, and researchers say other permanent snowfields in the state — including Andrews Glacier, Arapaho Glacier and Isabelle Glacier — are also shrinking. Climate advocates hope the visible loss will bring a sense of urgency to global warming and the disappearance of snowfields, using Colorado's iconic frozen landmarks as a warning of what warming is doing to mountain ecosystems.

Why now: The disappearance of a well-known glacier makes climate change tangible and is prompting calls for urgency

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• Climate advocates hope the loss of St. Mary’s Glacier will bring ‘urgency’ to issue of a global warming and disappearing snowfields: Colorado researchers say other snowfields in the state, like Andrews Glacier, Arapaho Glacier and Isabelle Glacier, are also m · coyotegulch.blog

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