US glaciers disappearing, federal geologists say

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The nation’s largest glaciers are rapidly disappearing because of the effects of climate change, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday.

A new report released by the agency looked at the glaciers in Montana’s Glacier National Park, some of which have shrunk by as much as 85 percent over the last 50 years.

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