Glacier National Park Loses Two Glaciers

Glacier National Park has lost two more glaciers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Glacier National Park Loses Two Glaciers
Mary Silver
4/8/2010
Updated:
4/8/2010
Glacier National Park has lost two more glaciers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency believes that all of the park’s glaciers may be gone by the end of the decade.

Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and Natural Resources Defense Council acknowledged the loss of the ice masses in their recently released “Glacier National Park in Peril: The Threats of Climate Disruption.” RMCO found that temperature increases in the park over the past decade were double of those found over the rest of the globe.

Lead report author Stephen Saunders, the president of the RMCO, said, “Human disruption of the climate is the greatest threat ever to our national parks. If we don’t reduce heat-trapping pollutants and protect the resources of Glacier National
Park, it will suffer from human-caused climate change. If we let climate change and its impacts get to an unacceptable point, the economy of Montana will suffer, too.” Visitors to the park bring nearly $1 billion annually and support more than 4,000 jobs.
Mary Silver writes columns, grows herbs, hikes, and admires the sky. She likes critters, and thinks the best part of being a journalist is learning new stuff all the time. She has a Masters from Emory University, serves on the board of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and belongs to the Association of Health Care Journalists.
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