Glaciers: Going, going, gone !
The Exit glacier at night. Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA.
Glaciers in the Rocky Mountains and Western Coastal Ranges have experienced considerable losses during this century, and melting is accelerating rapidly in southern Alaska. Nearly all glaciers surveyed in Alaska are melting, and thinning rates in the last 5-7 years are more than twice those seen in previous decades.