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03-16-2016, 09:00 PM
Hiking on New Zealand glaciers banned because of rapid melting
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FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER, New Zealand — New Zealand (http://mashable.com/category/new-zealand/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) is re**wned for its wondrous scenery, and among the country's top tourist attractions are two glaciers that are both stunning and unusual because they snake down from the mountains to a temperate rain forest, making them easy for people to walk up to and view.
But the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers (http://www.glaciercountry.co.nz/) have been melting at such a rapid rate that it has become too dangerous for tourists to hike onto them from the valley floor, ending a tradition that dates back a century. With continuing warm weather this year there are ** signs of a turnaround, and scientists say it is a**ther example of how global warming is impacting the environment. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/16/new-zealand-glacier-hikes/)
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But the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers (http://www.glaciercountry.co.nz/) have been melting at such a rapid rate that it has become too dangerous for tourists to hike onto them from the valley floor, ending a tradition that dates back a century. With continuing warm weather this year there are ** signs of a turnaround, and scientists say it is a**ther example of how global warming is impacting the environment. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/16/new-zealand-glacier-hikes/)
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