A sense of smallness
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A sense of smallness

by Marine Le Minor

Lateral moraine wall of the Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, Aoraki/Mount Count National Park, New Zealand. The moraine wall encloses the Tasman lake that formed in 1973 due to the melting and retreat of the Tasman Glacier. In four decades, the ice volume of New Zealand’s glaciers (around 3,000) has decreased by a third. The melting rate increases faster in New Zealand than in other regions of the world.