Glaciers and Sea Level Rise

Melt water ponded at surface in the accumulation zone of Columbia Glacier, Alaska, in July 2008.

To learn about the contributions of glaciers to sea level rise, visit:
www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/glacier-sea-rise.html

Credit: W. Tad Pfeffer, University of Colorado at Boulder

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