Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers

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Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers

Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers By James West and Tim McDonnell This summer could be dubbed The Great Melt. The belt of ice surrounding the Arctic has melted to its lowest level in history, a record seen by many scientists as evidence of long-term climate change. Adding to environmentalists’ fears, Royal Dutch Shell sunk its first drill bit into the Arctic seabed, taking the first steps in American offshore oil exploration in these frigid waters. A new book by photographer James Balog, Ice: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers , captures in vivid color just what’s at stake as climate change erodes ice in some of the world’s most extreme places. Balog shared six of his favorites with Climate Desk : Aerial view, meltwater on Greenland ice sheet. Click to embiggen. (Photo by © James Balog.) James Balog has spent the last 30 years donning crampons, paddling canoes, and hoppin...

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@WatchNwachukwu » 22 Sep '12, 5pm
This summer could be dubbed The Great Melt: The belt of ice surrounding Arctic has melted to lowest level in history [link]
@mari_baez » 21 Sep '12, 11pm
@TahmohPenikett These pictures are daunting as well. [link]
@missb62 » 19 Sep '12, 2am
RT @ReginaCowles: OMG. Just saw a stunning presentation by Jim Balog, Climate Change Scientist, Photographer [link] on van ...
@ReginaCowles » 19 Sep '12, 1am
OMG. Just saw a stunning presentation by Jim Balog, Climate Change Scientist, Photographer [link] on vanishing ice.
@robschlotzhauer » 18 Sep '12, 10pm
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@Beneplan » 18 Sep '12, 8pm
RT @melissagshin: Photos of disappearing glaciers are images of beautiful madness via @grist [link]
@heinzawards » 18 Sep '12, 6pm
James Balog's new book, Ice: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers, captures vivid images of the disappearing ice [link] ^ko
@LivCohn » 18 Sep '12, 4am
@Grist on glacier melt [link]
@George_Project » 17 Sep '12, 11pm
"This summer could be dubbed The Great Melt." [link] @grist @ClimateReality
@GeorgeGroh » 17 Sep '12, 8pm
RT @greenforall: Dear #glaciers: Well, it looks like this is goodbye. Don't worry—it's not you, it's us. | [link]
@greenforall » 17 Sep '12, 8pm
Dear #glaciers: Well, it looks like this is goodbye. Don't worry—it's not you, it's us. | [link]
@reneejulene » 17 Sep '12, 6pm
“@Harringtonkent: Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers [link]” #climatechange #eco
@bcmerchant » 17 Sep '12, 5pm
Adios, #Arctic glaciers. great pics at @grist: [link]
@aDemocratKnows » 17 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @Harringtonkent: Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers [link]
@papicek » 17 Sep '12, 12am
[PHOTOS] So long glaciers, nice knowing you: [link] HT @grist
@SaveUsNowDotOrg » 16 Sep '12, 8pm
Photos: glaciers, going, going, gone! [link] #independent #tcot #GOPFail #Republican #climatezombies #agw #climatecrisis #gop
@DCEcoWomen » 16 Sep '12, 3pm
The Great Melt - Photos of the vanishing beauties [link] @Grist
@Julietm40 » 15 Sep '12, 11pm
RT @EcoInteractive: Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers ~ [link] [link]
@techscribbler » 15 Sep '12, 7pm
See ya later, lovely glaciers [link] Beautiful pics of melting Artic ice, that front a disastrous climate story
@ZutPetje » 15 Sep '12, 5pm
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@porabajo » 15 Sep '12, 4pm
RT @illorente: "See ya later, lovely glaciers - [link]" Gaudiu d'aquestes imatges abans no sigui massa tard :-(
@tharikrish » 15 Sep '12, 4pm
The Great Melt - See ya later, lovely glaciers [link]
@illorente » 15 Sep '12, 4pm
"See ya later, lovely glaciers - [link]" Gaudiu d'aquestes imatges abans no sigui massa tard :-(
@ok_paulo_ok » 15 Sep '12, 3pm
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@melissagshin » 15 Sep '12, 2pm
Photos of disappearing glaciers are images of beautiful madness via @grist [link]
@kobaltaqueous » 15 Sep '12, 2pm
RT @RayBeckerman: Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers ~ #drgrist #eco [link]
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@nartured » 15 Sep '12, 1pm
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@sallcoll » 15 Sep '12, 1pm
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@Daily_Donkey » 15 Sep '12, 1pm
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@Camz99 » 15 Sep '12, 1pm
"Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers" - [link] - shared from @TaptuGreen
@GroenWerkt » 15 Sep '12, 12pm
#grist Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers #mlfeeds: A new book by photographer James Balog captures in vivid ... [link]
@pcfulCOaLiTiON » 15 Sep '12, 12pm
Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers - A new book by photographer James Balog captures in vivid color just what’s a... [link]
@kWIQly » 15 Sep '12, 12pm
So obvious - so tragic [link]
@LiberalDispatch » 15 Sep '12, 12pm
Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers [link] #news #p2
@cristyclark » 15 Sep '12, 12pm
Terrifying. What are we doing? “@ptmitchell: Beautiful photos of lost ice [link] (via @grist)”
@ptmitchell » 15 Sep '12, 12pm
Beautiful photos of lost ice [link] (via @grist)
@TomasWyns » 16 Sep '12, 6am
Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers [link]
@EcoEngineering » 16 Sep '12, 12am
Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers [link]
@EcoInteractive » 15 Sep '12, 11pm
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@mvallver » 15 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @illorente: "See ya later, lovely glaciers - [link]" Gaudiu d'aquestes imatges abans no sigui massa tard :-(
@joernjacobsen » 15 Sep '12, 3pm
Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers [link]
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RT @RayBeckerman: Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers ~ #drgrist #eco [link]
@aleevee8 » 15 Sep '12, 12pm
See ya later, lovely glaciers [link]