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Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Aug-2026 21:00:59 JST Project Gutenberg

How storytelling can help us grasp climate change
As glaciers melt, a writer considers what stories can do that data cannot
by Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
https://aeon.co/videos/as-glaciers-melt-a-writer-considers-what-stories-can-do-that-data-cannot?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3df5931741-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_29_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972
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1. Ascending Icy Mountains. Title: Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole Author: Frederick Albert Cook A photograph showing polar expedition members in heavy fur-lined coats, gathered in deep snow with sledges and equipment, including what appears to be snowshoes on a stand.
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  Vatnajökull
  
  Vatnajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏtl̥] , literally "Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya. It is in the south-east of the island, covering approximately 8% of the country. Size With an area of 7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi) Vatnajökull is the second largest ice cap in Europe by volume, being about 3,000 km3 (720 cu mi) and area (after the still larger Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya, Russia, which is in the extreme northeast of Europe). On 7 June 2008, it became a part of the Vatnajökull National Park. The average thickness of the ice is 380 m (1,250 ft), with a maximum thickness of 950 m (3,120 ft). Iceland's highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (2,109.6 m or 6,921 ft 3 in), as part of the Öræfajökull, is in the southern periphery of Vatnajökull, near Skaftafell. Peaks Hrútsfjallstindar...

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