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Glaciers in the Juneau Icefield in southeastern Alaska are melting at a faster rate than previously thought and may reach an irreversible tipping point sooner than expected, according to a study ...
A National Park Service report on Alaska's glaciers noted glaciers within Alaska national parks shrank 8% between the 1950s and early 2000s and glacier-covered area across the state decreased by ...
Photojournalist Larry Pannell estimates around "two thirds" of the Sawyer Glacier has disappeared since he first visited in 2012. Climate change: Shocking photos show Alaska glacier melting Skip ...
The retreat of glaciers since 1850 is a well-documented effect of climate change. The retreat of mountain glaciers provide evidence for the rise in global temperatures since the late 19th century. Examples include mountain glaciers in western North America, Asia, the Alps in central Europe, and tropical and subtropical regions of South America ...
The rapid retreat of the Cordilleran ice sheet is a focus of study by glaciologists seeking to understand the difference in patterns of melting in marine-terminating glaciers, glaciers whose margin extends into open water without seafloor contact, and land-terminating glaciers, with a land or seafloor margin, as scientists believe the western ...
Exit Glacier is a glacier derived from the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska [1] and one of Kenai Fjords National Park's major attractions. It is one of the most accessible valley glaciers in Alaska and is a visible indicator of glacial recession due to climate change .
Alaska's mighty Muldrow Glacier is moving 50 to 100 times faster than normal. It's a major surge. Large parts of the 39-mile-long "river of ice" are progressing some 30 to 60 feet per day, as ...
Glacier surges have been historically divided into two categories depending on the character of the surge event. Glaciers in Alaska exhibit surges with a sudden onset, an extremely high maximum flow rate (tens of meters/day) and a sudden termination, often with a discharge of stored water.