Glaciers Rapidly Shrinking and Disappearing: 50 Years of Glacier Change in Montana

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The warming climate has dramatically reduced the size of 39 glaciers in Montana since 1966, some by as much as 85 percent, according to data released by the U.S. Geological Survey and Portland State University…

Read Full Article; USGS (05-10-2017)

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