Ice Fragments Break Off Patagonia Glacier, Captured From Space

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Ice Fragments Break Off Patagonia Glacier, Captured From Space
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station photographed fragments breaking off the Tyndall Glacier in the Southern Patagonian Icefield, with pieces drifting into Lago Geikie; the glacier has receded significantly in recent decades due to climate change, exposing bedrock and even ichthyosaur fossils as a reminder of ongoing glacier loss and potential sea level rise.

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