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Episode 27: Losing Alaska

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The Mendenhall Glacier's Retreat Is Not Proof of Climate Change

Mendenhall Glacier is receding up a valley in Washington state. The glacier has been retreating at about 40 or 50 feet a year, says CNN's John Sutter. People don't want to grasp the reality of glacial advance and retreat, he says. "To actually see it receding makes it feel real and visceral"

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