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J. M. Zechmann

Aerial view of Taku Glacier’s terminus in Taku Inlet
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The Imminent Calving Retreat of Taku Glacier

by C. McNeil, J. M. Amundson, S. O’Neel, R. J. Motyka, L. Sass, M. Truffer, J. M. Zechmann and S. Campbell 18 February 202129 September 2021

Long an anomaly among glaciers, advancing while most others shrank, Taku Glacier is starting to succumb to climate change, offering an unprecedented look at the onset of tidewater glacier retreat.

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