Juneau Icefield Research

Mauri Pelto

http://www.nichols.edu/departments/glacier

How global warming affects the Juneau Icefield.

Alaska's Juneau Icefield is the fifth largest in North America. Here you can explore photos, overlays and descriptions to learn how the slow warming of the planet is causing glacial retreat in this fragile ecosystem. For maximum effect, turn on "Terrain" in your layers section.

http://earth.google.com/gallery/images/small/juneau_icefield_sm.jpg

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