: liveonearth (liveonearth) wrote,
2015-08-05 11:47:00

liveonearth
liveonearth
2015-08-05 11:47:00

Shrinking Glaciers

A recent hike up onto the side of Mt Hood showed me how tiny our resident glaciers have gotten. It won't be long, at this rate, before we have none.

They're melting faster than we've ever seen:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/glaciers-melting-fastest-rate_55bf7090e4b06363d5a2a494

Tags: climate change, mountains, oregon, snow, water, weather

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