Glacier melt accelerating, federal report concludes
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 10:49
in Earth & Climate
Reviewing five decades of data on three 'benchmark glaciers,' researchers say shrinking glaciers clearly result from global warming. Global warming has melted glaciers in the United States at a rapid and accelerating rate over the last half-century, increasing drought risks and contributing to rising sea levels, the federal government will report today based on data from a 50-year study of glaciers in Alaska...