A new study of Alaska’s two thousand largest glaciers shows 99% of them are shrinking. The US Geological Survey paper traces the evolution of the state’s glaciers as far back as 10,000 years. The findings confirm global warming has greatly accelerated the rate of retreat.
- www.oceanalaska.org/research/rptglacier-video.htm
- nsidc.org/gci-bin/gpd_run_pairs.pl
- oceanalaska.org/research
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
