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August 25, 2017
Record High Mont Blanc, France Glacier August Snow Lines 2017
Landsat image of the transient snow line on Mont Blanc Glaciers, France on 8/19/2017. The average snow line (Purple dots) is at 3100 m. Glaciers on Mer de Glace (M), Argentiere (A), Tour Glacier (L), Trient Glacier (T) and Saleina Glacier (S). This has been a warmer summer in the Alps with reports emerging of various summer ski areas that take advantage of glaciers closing early or adding snow guns …
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.