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May 12, 2016
Vallelunga and Barbadorso Glacier Retreat, South Tyrol Italy
Vallelunga (above) and Barbadorso di Dentro Glacier (below) retreat from 2003 (orange line) to 2015 yellow dots. Blue arrows indicate flow path and pink arrow the junction of main two tributaries of Vallelunga Glacier. Vallelunga Glacier and Barbadorso di Dentro Glacier are at the headwaters of the Vallelunga watershed which feeds the Reschensee. Reschensee is a reservoir famous for the church tower that emerges above its surface. This artificial lake …
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.