glaciers

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The Horse @TheHorse (238318) • Walnut Creek, California 1 Oct 18

I worked in Glacier National Park for several Summers. One year, I was a dishwasher at Many Glacier Hotel, and after that I was a "wrangler," taking people out horseback riding. This all occurred in the late 1970s and early to...

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Close enough to touch?

cloudwatcher @cloudwatcher (6861) • Australia 28 May 10

We have returned from our 17 day tour of New Zealand. I doubt if there is another country in the world that offers such a vast diversity of scenery and experience in such a small area. With thermal hot springs over a vast area and...

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Canadian Rocky Mountains-Awesome!

TheMountainMan @TheMountainMan (16) • United States 19 Nov 09

If you ever get the chance, travel upto the Canadian Rockies. This area is just breathtaking. If you travel between Banff and Jasper you just see glacier after glacier along the Icefields Parkway. Travel on the western side of the...

Are you concerned about Global Warming?

sulsisels @sulsisels (1685) • United States 25 Aug 09

There is some interesting news regarding global warming. It seems that Switzerland has expanded border, because of melting glaciers in the High Alps. The Swiss government has approved shifting border 164 yds into Italian...

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Heretics! Sacreligious! Liars! Con-men! Worse than DENIERS!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 9 Jul 08

Yes, it is true. There are people who think Al Gore is full of it. Here are the opinions of some of them. http://iceagenow.com/Growing_Glaciers.htm I don't quite believe everything these people are saying, but it sure is...

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Satire and life...Part 2

Aingealicia @Aingealicia (1905) • United States 23 Apr 08

My Satire of the World part 2 Ok, for those of you who need the permission slip, here it is. The Bronx is quite a trip for me just so you know. For those of you who may not know, here is the thing, if you come to NYC, plan at...

Largest glaciers?

MAHESH2008 @MAHESH2008 (844) • India 14 Mar 08

What, and where is the, worlds largest glaciers?

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Glaciers In My Yard

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 13 Feb 08

Well it has been very, very cold out here in Minnesota as of late. I had a lot of snowdrifts that reached depths of 2 feet from very high winds last weekend. Well it was way too cold (-18F) to go out and shovel the drive clear so...

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Travel: Where is your dream place to visit?

silverlou @silverlou (372) 5 Mar 07

I have always wanted to see an iceberg and glaciers so I would head north towards the artic.

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vanities @vanities (11395) • Davao, Philippines 31 Jan 07

how do glaciers move??

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movement

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Large Ice Chunk On The Loose

emisle @emisle (3822) • Ireland 30 Dec 06

An ice chunk 25 miles long broke off a glacier in the Canadian arctic, is now just floating around! And it will cause major problems if it drifts into shipping areas. It's suspected to be down to global warming, no surprise...

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Did you know that glaciers are melting at a rate of 9% every decade?

emisle @emisle (3822) • Ireland 24 Dec 06

Needless to say, this is disastrous. Ireland alone will have many more inland lakes, not to mention much of the coast will disappear. And of course there will be way more flooding, and i don't know what will happen to the polar...

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What do you think about global warming? How do you think we can slow this down?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 10 Nov 06

I know they say the ice glaciers near ALaska and other areas are slowly melting away ..I don't know the rate of speed..and that we hear about global warming and the green house affect..What do you think we should do to stop the...

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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO OR LIVED IN ALASKA

creativedreamweaver @creativedreamweaver (7297) • United States 7 Nov 06

I was born and pretty much raised in Alaska. I have spent much of my adult life living in the "lower 48" states though. I miss the majestic beauty, rugged landscape, and all around feel of Alaska. I'd love to talk to others that...

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