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Antarctic glacier shows fastest retreat in modern history

In 2022, something shocking happened to the Hektoria Glacier, a small river of ice that slips into the sea near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Over 16 months, it retreated by 25 kilometers, and it lost a whopping 8 kilometers in just two of those months—the fastest glacial retreat in the modern record.

Source: Antarctic glacier shows fastest retreat in modern history | Science | AAAS

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