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The impact of climate change on ice tourism

What do we do when our glaciers are on a constant retreat, but people still flock to them?
“We need to work with nature not against it. As things get warmer, people will have to adapt their expectations.”
Stuff.co.nz caught up with Dr Heather Purdie from UC’s School of Earth and Environment to discuss the state of Aotearoa New Zealand’s glacier tourism.

University of Canterbury glaciologist (and keen climber) Heather Purdie on Scissors Peak in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park

For further information please contact:

UC Communications team, media@canterbury.ac.nz, Ph: (03) 369 3631 or 027 503 0168

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