Thanks -- as I suspected, that's a coastal glacier. You'll probably have seen my post by now about this.
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > After much pondering, Marc A. Schindler favored us with: > >I'd be interested in knowing which one it is, as it's my understanding > >that all > >inland North American glaciers are shrinking. Naturally there could be an > >exception to this, such as coastal glaciers. > > http://www.iceagenow.com/Growing_Glaciers.htm > > Alaska's Hubbard Glacier surging. Yakutat, Alaska. July 15, 2002. > Bulldozing a gravel moraine in front of it, the Hubbard Glacier is > advancing so rapidly that has nearly cut off Russell Fiord from > Disenchantment Bay. The resulting ice and gravel dam is cutting off the > supply of salt water, turning Russell Fiord into Russell Lake, endangering > the small fishing village of Yakutat. > > Russell "Lake" is now rising at the rate of six inches a day as freshwater > from snowmelt and rainfall continues pouring in. Once the lake level rises > to about 130 feet, it will begin spilling over into the nearby Situk River > basin, flooding the usually tranquil stream. This would all but destroy the > world-class salmon and steelhead fishing in the area, and devastate > Yakutat's economy. > > The Hubbard Glacier, 73 miles long and 6 miles wide at the face, is the > largest tidewater glacier in North America. > --- > > Yakutat, incidentally, is one of the branches in our stake. Although I > have never traveled there, it receives a regular visit from the high > council just like every other unit in the stake. In other words, this is > happening right inside our stake. > > Apparently there is another glacier near Mt. McKinley that is growing > to. And I cannot speak to the other glaciers mentioned on this website, > but it claims that there are many glaciers around the world that are > growing instead of retreating. Maybe we should tell these glaciers to > knock it off because it isn't politically correct, do you think? > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =========================================== > "Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, > which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis." > --Jack Handy > =========================================== > All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we don�t want a world of engineers.� � Sir Winston Churchill (1950) Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
