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Glaciers Lose Cooling Power: Urgent Climate Action Needed
10/13/2025
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- Researchers from the Pellicciotti group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria report glaciers are losing their self-cooling ability due to climate change.
- They project glaciers will reach the peak of their cooling by the 2030s.
- Afterward, temperatures will rise more rapidly, accelerating glacier melting.
- The study urges improved water management and global climate policies to curb warming.
