Colorado's glaciers thinned dramatically due to record low snow and heat in 2026
DENVER (AP) — The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures , according to new research.Their shrinking i The most prominent glaciers in Colorado have thinned over the past year due to record low mountain snow and warm temperatures, according to research by glaciologist Dan McGrath at Colorado State University. The Andrews Glacier, the Arapaho Glacier, and the Isabelle Glacier lost about 6.5 feet (2 meters), doubling their rate of thinning from the prior five years. This is on par with global glacier loss as warmer temperatures accelerate melting and less snow falls to replenish their ice. This loss could threaten water sources, increase mountain hazards, and contribute to sea level rise. More than 7 trillion tons of ice (6.5 trillion metric tons) has been lost worldwide since 2000. In Washington state, researchers have surveyed six glaciers on Mount Baker, showing the fastest average retreat since 1950. Mountain glaciers in the contiguous US average just 0.16 square miles (0.41 square kilometers), or about 100 acres (about 40 hectares), and since mid-1900s, about one-quarter have disappeared.
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DENVER (AP) — The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures , according to new research.
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