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Alaska’s Biggest (Ice) Losers are Inland

Glaciers in a region of Alaska are losing about 75 billion tons of ice per year, but not all glaciers contribute equally.


NASA Earth Observatory images created by Jesse Allen, using data provided by Anthony Arendt (University of Washington) and Chris Larsen (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published July 7, 2015
Data acquired 1994 - 2013

Source:
Aircraft Sensors