NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
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Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.
New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.
MONROE, MI — A local man was seen shoveling snow in his driveway like some sort of idiot, because apparently, he doesn't know snow just melts and goes away by itself.