Decade of heavy storms has helped Northwest glaciers, but don't expect that to last, studies show
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 09:50
in Earth & Climate
Glaciers in western North America over the past 18 years have lost some 117 gigatons of ice—enough that if it was melted and spread across the state of Washington it would come up our knees, said David Shean, co-author of a recent study cataloging glacial loss.