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NZ's glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice—as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
New Zealand is home to just under 3,000 glaciers, covering about 794 square kilometers—equivalent to about 75% of Auckland's urban area. Many of these ice bodies are small.
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NZ's glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice—as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
Almost 300 glaciers have now vanished completely from New Zealand's mountains. As warming temperatures melt glaciers, the ice loss has repercussions for climate and water cycles. This in turn has ...
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NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers. Almost 30% of ice volume has melted during the past 24 years and what remains is disappearing at an accelerating pace ...