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When Glaciers Melt, What's in the Water?
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Environmental engineer Michael Nassry studies glacial streams from melting glaciers in Alaska. This photo shows new forests above the shrinking Mendenhall Glacier. It's rare to see a developing forest above a glacier. This picture highlights how these landscapes are rapidly changing.
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Streams of melting ice cover the surface of a glacier. Durelle Scott, Virginia Tech associate professor of biological systems engineering, insisted on narrowing the door of the airplane so he could get his photos. And the pilot insisted on duct-taping Scott to the seat.
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Michael Nassry, a doctoral student in biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech, was part of a team that collected water samples from Alaska's glacier runoff and spent the night on Mendenhall Glacier.
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