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The imminent calving retreat of Taku Glacier

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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Climate change: Alaska's Taku Glacier is starting to melt

For half a century, Taku had been the one known Alaskan glacier to withstand the effects of climate change - until now.

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