Glaciers retreat: - The mountain is sad


 

Glaciers are found on every continent, and they are all changing in the same way: they are retreating, melting. Social anthropologist Professor Ben Orlove calls glaciers “magnificent and extraordinary”, and their retreat a tragedy.

In CAS' third podcast, we talk with Professor Orlove about why glaciers are so great, and the central role they play in humans lives all over the world, from energy to religion.

 

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Published 31 August 2016, 12:00 | Last edited 26 October 2018, 10:06