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Data acquired 1990 - 2015 720 x 413 PNG
Data acquired November 9, 1989 - September 30, 2015 720 x 540 JPEG
Data acquired October 12, 1988 - October 7, 2015 720 x 360 JPEG
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Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Himalaya map data provided courtesy of Yong Nie (Chinese Academy of Sciences). Caption by Adam Voiland.
Published May 9, 2017 Data acquired 1990 - 2015