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WHAT IS A GLACIER?
HOW DOES IT FORM?
WHY   BOTHER ???
 
 
WHY DOES A GLACIER MELT?
 
EFFECTS ACROSS THE GLOBE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
EFFECTS ACROSS THE GLOBE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
EFFECTS ACROSS THE GLOBE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object]
ISSUES  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Gangotri   Glacier
 
RETREAT OF GANGOTRI
Period  Annual Snout Retreat (m) 1935-1956 4.35 (small cave)10.16 (large cave) 1956-1971  27.33 1971-1974 27.34 1974-1975  35.00 1975-1976  38.00 1976-1977 30.00 1977-1990  28.08 1990-1996  28.33
Solutions
Solutions
CONCLUSION
 

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