Animation: The Himalayan Region’s Changing Glaciers

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A comparison of satellite images taken in 1975 and 2007 of the same region along the border between Nepal and India reveals changes in the elevation of the region’s glaciers. Credit: Alison Corley/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

A comparison of satellite images taken in 1975 and 2007 of the same region along the border between Nepal and India reveals changes in the elevation of the region’s glaciers. Credit: Alison Corley/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory