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Global warming: World's highest island glacier vanishing

The glacier on Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia, the Earth's highest island, is quickly melting away, giving geologists little time to extract ice core samples.
Scientists on hunt for climate-change clues explore rare tropical glacier

A team of scientists is climbing Indonesia's tropical glacier, Puncak Jaya, to dig out ice cores and study them for past patterns of climate change. They will also study samples from China, Peru, and Kenya.

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Topic: Puncak Jaya

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Global warming: World's highest island glacier vanishing

Scientists on hunt for climate-change clues explore rare tropical glacier

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