- Glaciers are melting around the world right now.
- Many glaciers will become much smaller or disappear.
- The Alps are among the mountain regions most at risk.
- Other mountains near the equator will also lose glaciers.
- Scientists say many glaciers will vanish in coming decades.
- The study calls the worst year the Peak Glacier Extinction.
- Faster warming makes glaciers melt sooner and faster.
- Glacier loss can harm tourism and local mountain culture.
- Some projects keep the names of lost glaciers alive.
Difficult words
- glacier — large slow river of iceglaciers
- melt — change from solid to liquidmelting
- vanish — go away and not appear
- warming — rise in temperature over time
- tourism — business of visitors and travel
- culture — ways of life of a group
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever seen a glacier?
- Do you like to visit mountains?
- Would you like to visit the Alps?
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