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The world's glaciers are melting way faster than before, study says

The world's glaciers are melting way faster than before, study says

A new study is using millions of satellite images to generate a clearer picture than ever before of the fate of the world's glaciers. Study co-author Brian Menounos of the University of Northern British Columbia says those glaciers are getting smaller, faster — with those in western North America thinning more quickly than almost any others in the world.