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Three BC glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
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A new study from Simon Fraser University published in the journal Annals of Glaciology says the Whistler Glacier is in the most dire condition and could disappear within the next 10 years.
- A new study from Simon Fraser University published in the journal Annals of Glaciology says the Whistler Glacier is in the most dire condition and could disappear within the next 10 years.
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- Three BC glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
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