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Time lapse of a retreating glacier
Posted on 6/9/15 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 6/9/15 at 7:53 pm
This is the Mendenhall Glacier in my town. This time lapse shows how glaciers move forward yet retreat at the same time. Interesting to see how it's shrunk since 2007
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The ice caves are the most fascinating part of the glacier IMO
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The ice caves are the most fascinating part of the glacier IMO
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
That's cool Rog. How far has it retreated since '07? It's hard to judge scale from the video.
The reason I'm curious as to how far it's retreated is that the global warmalists always use glaciers as "proof" of climate change. How long is the total glacier?
The reason I'm curious as to how far it's retreated is that the global warmalists always use glaciers as "proof" of climate change. How long is the total glacier?
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:06 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Found this info on Wiki.
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Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier about 12 miles (19 km) long
quote:Damn 1500's industrial revolution started all of this.
The glacier has also receded 1.75 miles (2.82 km) since 1958, when Mendenhall Lake was created, and over 2.5 miles (4.0 km) since 1500.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:06 pm to bhtigerfan
That is a really amazing video. Thanks for posting it.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:09 pm to MikeD
We were up in Glacier NP and one of the lodges had historical pictures of the glaciers in the park vs. today and it was really shocking the differences.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:11 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I love that 
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:17 pm to MikeD
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That is a really amazing video. Thanks for posting it.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:21 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Cool vid. Nature is awesome
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:29 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Really neat. Regardless of manmade, natural or otherwise warming, I'm kinda sad I won't get to ever see it like it was just a few years ago.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:59 pm to bhtigerfan
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Damn 1500's industrial revolution started all of this.
It advanced during the little ice age, but has been retreating since the late 1700's
Posted on 6/9/15 at 10:03 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Pretty cool video Roger.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 10:05 pm to bhtigerfan
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That's cool Rog. How far has it retreated since '07? It's hard to judge scale from the video.
The reason I'm curious as to how far it's retreated is that the global warmalists always use glaciers as "proof" of climate change. How long is the total glacier?
Probably half a mile or so since then. It's one of 37 in the ice field, and it's not the largest, by far. The Taku, South of town is advancing.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:26 pm to RogerTheShrubber
That's really cool
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:00 am to RogerTheShrubber
That's a great video showing how a glacier moves, makes it easy for the common folk like myself to understand how they can carve out the landscape.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:47 pm to CaptainsWafer
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That's a great video showing how a glacier moves, makes it easy for the common folk like myself to understand how they can carve out the landscape.
Yeah, it's a weird concept when you can never see them moving. You can hear them creaking, some move as little as inches a day. Some have been known to move miles in a day.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:22 pm to RogerTheShrubber
That was awesome. Easy to forget that glaciers are still flowing water.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 8:15 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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That was awesome. Easy to forget that glaciers are still flowing water.
Yep, the pressure causes the ice to flow like really thick liquid. The Black Rapids Glacier moved 100 feet a day back in the 1930's, you could actually watch it move, they say.
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