Blanket of rock debris offers glaciers more protection from climate change than previously known - Phys.org 06-Aug-2020

Blanket of rock debris offers glaciers more protection from climate change than previously known - Phys.org

A new study which provides a global estimate of rock cover on the Earth's glaciers has revealed that the expanse of rock debris on glaciers, a factor that has been ignored in models of glacier melt and sea level rise, could be significant.

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