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Thanks to glacial melt, freshwater runoff into Gulf of Alaska exceeds output of Mississippi River
Alaska Dispatch
Thanks to glacial melt, freshwater runoff into Gulf of Alaska exceeds output of Mississippi River
Glacial rivers move the stuff of life, carbon, and redeposit it to the sea. Glacial melt increases sea level. And Alaska and northern Canada are moving water like a fire hose that grows in diameter each summer.
Science | Ned Rozell
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150222/thanks-glacial-melt-freshwater-runoff-gulf-alaska-exceeds-output-mississippi-river