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February 19, 2016
Foss Glacier, WA Needs Snow Queen Elsa’s Help to Survive
Comparison of Foss Glacier in 1988 and 2015 from the west ridge of Mount Daniel. The glacier has lost 70% of its area in 30 years. Black arrows indicate bedrock area emerging amidst the glacier. Foss Glacier is a slope glacier covering the northeast face of Mount Hinman at the head of the South Fork Skykomish River in the North Cascades of Washington. In the 1958 map of the region …
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.