Images of Change: Retreating Imja Glacier in Himalayas

From NASA:
Imja Glacier in the Himalayas, as seen from a point above Amphu Lake and from the upper slopes of Island Peak.
Left: Autumn, circa 1956.
Right: October 18, 2007.
The latter image shows pronounced retreat and collapse of the lower tongue of the glacier and the formation of new melt ponds. 
Credit: 1956 picture taken Erwin Schneider; courtesy of the Association for Comparative Alpine Research, Munich.
2007 photo taken by Alton Byers; courtesy of the Archives of Alton Byers and the Mountain Institute.

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  1. THESE PICTURES LOOK THE SAME. YOU SHOULD HAVE DOCTORED THE PHOTOS TO HELP OUR CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING.
    DESTROY THESE PICTURES NOW!

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