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What are the causes for glacier retreat what role does glacial chemistry plays in glacial retreat?

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Question added by mohit tewari , Lab Assistant , G.B.Pant national Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development
Date Posted: 2017/04/03

Everywhere on Earth ice is changing. The famed snows of Kilimanjaro have melted more than 80 percent since 1912. Glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya in India are retreating so fast that researchers believe that most central and eastern Himalayan glaciers could virtually disappear by 2035. 

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by FatimaEzzahra Saint Labrousse , teacher , AJIAL EL ILMIA

the global warming and the albedo effects 

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