On the Trails of the Glaciers; Retracing the Steps of a Famous Early 20th Century Expedition through the South Asian Karakorum Range near the Lofty Peak of K2 Reveals That the Region's Glaciers Are Shrinking in Response to a Warming Climate

Ventura, Fabiano, Issues in Science and Technology

On the Trails of the Glaciers is a multidisciplinary project, combining photography and science, to study the effects of climate change on the glaciers of the most important mountains of the world.

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The project's primary goal is to record current photographic images that reproduce the views of remote mountain recorded early in the 20th century by illustrious explorer/photographers. These new images give scientists and investigators the basis for comparative observations on the state of the largest glaciers in the world, which are valuable and extremely sensitive indicators for assessing the current climate and how it has changed over time.

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The project mounted its first expedition in 2009 to mark the 100th anniversary of …

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Publication information: Article title: On the Trails of the Glaciers; Retracing the Steps of a Famous Early 20th Century Expedition through the South Asian Karakorum Range near the Lofty Peak of K2 Reveals That the Region's Glaciers Are Shrinking in Response to a Warming Climate. Contributors: Ventura, Fabiano - Author. Magazine title: Issues in Science and Technology. Volume: 26. Issue: 2 Publication date: Winter 2010. Page number: 48+. © 1999 National Academy of Sciences. COPYRIGHT 2010 Gale Group.

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