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Climate Change Glacier Retreat

Melting Ice Caps: One Scientist's Point of View

20137 minPGdoc-short

Tom Wagner discusses alarming changes at Earth's North and South Pole due to climate change.

Climate Change Glacier Retreat

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Melting Ice Caps: One Scientist's Point of View

2013• 7 minPG

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Tom Wagner discusses alarming changes at Earth's North and South Pole due to climate change.

Synopsis

Tom Wagner, the Cryosphere program manager at NASA, highlights the alarming changes occurring at Earth's North and South Poles. He discusses the significant loss of Arctic Sea Ice and the transformations in Greenland and Antarctica. Wagner reveals stark truths about the ongoing impacts of climate change on the planet, emphasizing the urgency of understanding these shifts in the cryosphere.

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