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September 12, 2017
Bachfallenferner, Austria: 2017 Illustrates Why Glacier is Forecast to Not Survive
Comparison of Bachfallenferner (B) in Landsat images from 1990 and 2017. The red arrow indicates the 1990 terminus position and yellow dots the 2017 terminus. Note there is no retained snowcover in 2017 and a new lake has formed due to retreat. Other glaciers that lost all snowcover in 2017 L=Lisenser, A=Alpeiner and S=Sauischbachferner Bachfallenferner is in the Stubaier Alpen, Austria. The glacier terminus fluctuations are examined annually and reported …
May 4, 2017
Schlatenkees Accelerating Retreat, Austria 1988-2016
Schlatenkees comparison in 1999 and 2016 Landsat images. Red arrow is the 1988 terminus position, yellow arrow is the 2016 terminus location, purple dots indicate the snowline. Schlatenkess (Glacier) is in the Venediger Alps draining into the Innergschlöss a tributary of the Isel River. The glacier is part of the network of glaciers examined by the Austrian Alpine Club annual glacier terminus survey supervised by Andrea Fisher. Schlaten Glacier was …
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.