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As Alaska Glaciers Melt, Its Land Thats Rising [1]

Global warming conjures images of rising seas that threaten coastal areas. But in Juneau, as almost nowhere else in the world, climate change is having the opposite effect: As the glaciers here melt, the land is rising, causing the sea to retreat.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2009
Cornelia Dean [2]
New York Times (New York) [3]
Tags:
Environment [4], Wetlands [5], Groundwater [6], Climate Change [7], Global Warming [8], Sea Level Rise [9], Glacial Melt [10], Greenland [11], Alaska [12]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-york-times-new-york
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/greenland
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alaska