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'Losing our history and identity'—three B.C. glaciers on the brink of extinction
Three much-loved glaciers in British Columbia are set to disappear completely within a few decades, according to a Simon Fraser University study.
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Three much-loved glaciers in British Columbia are set to disappear completely within a few decades, according to a Simon Fraser University study. Once famous across North America for summer skiing, Whistler Glacier and Horstman Glacier have decreased in size by 95% and 75%, respectively, in the last five decades, while Blackcomb Glacier has lost around 60% of its area.
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