Unraveling a paradox of Himalayan glacier melt
by Ryan M. Strickland Ryan Strickland pilots the drone for take-off on one of the 15 survey flights of the Ngozumpa Glacier in December 2019. Credit: Ryan M. Strickland One in five glaciers on Earth are covered with a layer of rocky debris. The presence of debris influences how glaciers melt. In the Himalaya, debris