Climate Watch: The Shrinking Glacier

November 11, 2008 · Print This Article

In case anyone still has doubts about global warming, take a look at this alarming footage from KQED’s Climate Watch. In the video, geographer Hassan Basagic stands below the Dana Glacier just outside Yosemite National Park and explains how he is documenting the shrinkage of the Sierra Nevadas glaciers using historic photographs and a GPS.

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Written by Dorothee Royal-Hedinger · Filed Under Video
Tagged: Climate Change, glacier, Global Warming, Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park

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