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Body of a hiker missing 37 years unearthed by thawing glacier

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Body of a hiker missing 37 years unearthed by thawing glacier

Swiss police revealed Thursday that they have uncovered the remains of a German hiker who disappeared nearly four decades ago while climbing the Theodul Glacier in the southern Alps. The remains of the hiker, who has yet to be publicly identified by police, were found by two other mountaineers in Zermatt, Valais, near Matterhorn, reported The … Read more

Why scientists are saying Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ glacier is ‘in trouble’

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Why scientists are saying Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ glacier is ‘in trouble’

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is reportedly melting “rapidly” in unexpected ways, according to new research published Wednesday by Cornell University and the British Antarctic Survey. Dubbed the “Doomsday Glacier” by scientists because its collapse could lead to a catastrophic rise in sea levels, the Thwaites is about the size of Florida and partly held in place … Read more