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January 21, 2024
Mount Everest Region Glacier Snow Line in February 2024 Remains over 6000 Meters
The snow line (yellow dots) on Mount Everest region glaciers on Feb. 3, 2024 in this Landsat image average 6040 m. This is a 200 m rise from October 22, 2023 and a 20 m rise since Jan. 10, 2024. The passes at Nangpa La and Nup La are both snow free. The snow line (yellow dots) on Mount Everest region glaciers on Jan. 10, 2024 in this Landsat image …
November 20, 2023
Kanchenjunga Glacier, Nepal High Snowlines Expanding Supraglacial Ponds in 2023
Kanchenjunga Glacier in Nov. 8, 2023 false color Sentinel image. The flowlines of the six tributaries shown in green with the snowline on each at the purple dots. Percentage of glacier length above the snowline for each tributary shown as percentage. Two rapidly expanding supraglacial lakes shown at yellow arrows. Kanchenjunga Glacier is the main glacier draining west from Kanchenjunga Peak draining into the Ghunsa River. Lamsal et al (2017). report …
November 28, 2022
North Annapurna Glacier, Nepal Retreat and Lake Development
North Annapurna Glacier in August 2022 Sentinel image. A=North Annapurna Base Camp, I=icefall base, B= Prominent Knob, C=tributary that has separated by 2022. The green arrow marks the end of the active ice which is now 1.5 km upglacier of the terminus. Note Diki Cho (lake) is relatively free of icebergs that were plentiful in 2018. North Annapurna Glacier drains the northeast side of Annapurna (8091 m). The North Annapurna …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.