96121 The Weird, Colorful Glaciers The Sun Can’t Melt

The Weird, Colorful Glaciers The Sun Can’t Melt





In the Zagros Mountains of Iran lie some strange, multi-colored glaciers that don’t melt, even in the heat of summer. But, in a rainstorm, these glaciers will start to dissolve away. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org
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