Lonnie Thompson Has Died. He Dodged Avalanches to Preserve Climate History.

NYT Science Friday 06 November 2026, 19:17 UTC By Raymond Zhong 1 min read

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His observations helped establish shriveling mountain glaciers as an unmistakable consequence of human-caused warming.

His observations helped establish shriveling mountain glaciers as an unmistakable consequence of human-caused warming. He was 78.

Lonnie Thompson (PERSON) Preserve Climate History (ORG)

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