One of the World's Thickest Alpine Glaciers Has Begun to Shrink
At a Glance Researchers have been studying the Juneau Icefield since 1946.Taku Glacier had stood strong for decades in the face of climate change.New satellite images show it is beginning to retreat. Nichols College glaciologist Mauri Pelto has followed 250 different glaciers for nearly 40 years, watching them retreat as rising temperatures cause the ice to melt. All but one had shrunk due to global warming and climate change, until now. Using satellite images, Pelto recently confirmed that Taku Glacier,...