Glaciers provide a unique opportunity for researchers to measure levels of atmospheric carbon deposition. Unlike other ...

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You can reach Petersburg by Alaska Marine Highway ferry or Alaska Airlines flights from Juneau and Seattle. May is best for ...

For example, Utah’s Zion National Park has four days annually on average above 92.4 degrees – its 99th percentile temperature ...

Juneau, Alaska, has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from a glacial lake dammed by ice on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier. Those floods, including in 2024, were driven by a melting ...

After 1750, most glaciers in Alaska started thinning and retreating ... which means a larger portion of the glacier can resist melting throughout the year. It also helps that the Taku Glacier ...

One of the fastest-growing sectors for flightseeing in Alaska is helicopter flightseeing. Hovering over a blue pool on a ...

The dynamic balance between snow accumulation during winter and melting during ... were recorded in Alaska (22 percent), the Canadian Arctic (20 percent), peripheral glaciers in Greenland (13 ...

Whether you live in Alaska or are visiting, glaciers are one of the state’s most awe-inspiring and unique attractions. Home to the most glaciers in the United States, Alaska offers incredible ...

Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help from ...