Who will benefit from melting glaciers?

Who will benefit from melting glaciers?

The Tulsequah Glacier meanders down a broad valley in northwest British Columbia, 7 miles from the Alaska border. At the foot of the glacier sits a silty, gray lake, a reservoir of glacial runoff. The lake is vast, deeper than Seattle’s Space Needle is tall. But it didn’t exist a few decades ago, before 2 miles of ice had melted. On an overcast day, a helicopter carrying three salmon scientists zoomed up the valley. As it neared the lake, the pi…

Many glaciers are shrinking more in summer than they can grow in winter » Yale Climate Connections

Fossil fuel pollution is accelerating glacier melt, contributing to rising sea levels worldwide. The post Many glaciers are shrinking more in summer than they can grow in winter appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.