The widespread retreat is all the more notable because tropical mountain glaciers are old. (realclimate.org)
Ultimately, researchers hope the work will reveal the linkages that exist between ice loss in tropical mountain glaciers and climate processes elsewhere on the planet. (sciencedaily.com)
Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that the Earth's climate responds to changes in solar output, in the Earth's orbit, and in greenhouse gas levels. (ossfoundation.us)