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February 17, 2020
Record Antarctic Temperatures in Feb. 2020 Impact on Eagle Island Ice Cap
Eagle Island Ice Cap, Antarctica in Landsat images from Feb. 4, 2020 and Feb. 13, 2020. Point E indicates an are area of snow/firn that is saturated with meltwater. Point A and B indicate locations where the amount of bare rock/ground and hence albedo have changed dramatically. This post was source for an article by Kasha Patel published by NASA Earth Observatory, CNN and Washington Post. Update in December 2022 …
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.