Yes, it"s true that glaciers are shrinking, but not all of them. Perito Moreno, a low-lying glacier in southern Argentina, accumulates ice at about the same rate that it melts into chilly Argentino Lake. This equilibrium makes it one of the few glaciers worldwide that aren"t losing mass to climate change.
The persistence of Perito Moreno
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World Whale Day
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International Day of Color
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Friendship Day
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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Festivus
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A hermitage with a view
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Take the Stairs Day
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Happy Independence Day!
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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