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Saving Urumqi Glacier No. 1

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Urumqi Glacier No. 1, located about 130 kilometers from Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is the closest glacier to an urban area on Earth. Chinese scientists have been monitoring it for more than 60 years. Research has shown that without effective protection, the glacier could disappear in 50 years due to global warming. Now Chinese researcher Wang Feiteng and his team are racing against time to save the glacier. What's their approach? Will they succeed?  

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