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April 28, 2011
Hariot Glacier, ongoing rapid retreat Antarctic Peninsula
Pablo Zenteno in the Dept. of Geography at the University of Chile has called attention to Hariot Glacier is a close neighbor to Fleming Glacier draining the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula into Marguerite Bay. Both glaciers used to feed the Wordie Ice Shelf before it disintegrated between 1970 and 2000. Unlike the Fleming Glacier, Hariot Glacier has a steeper gradient as descends down a a mountain valley to …
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.