This post is a start to links and information that I want to keep track of related to glaciers on Mt. Rainier. http://glaciers.us/glaciers-washington (image credit for figure in this post) http://www.glaciers.pdx.edu/Projects/LearnAboutGlaciers/MRNP/Atlas10.html http://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/glaciers.htm (and links within) http://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/mount-rainier-glaciers.htm http://www.glaciers.pdx.edu/Projects/LearnAboutGlaciers/MRNP/Res00.html http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount_rainier/mount_rainier_geo_hist_77.html http://faculty.washington.edu/jhrl/Research.html http://www.wonderlandtrailguide.com/   Some scientific publications: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr03368 http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/39/7/639.short http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014JF003086/abstract http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X14004103 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014JF003274/full http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379197000772 http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/32/1/81.short   For recent work … Continue reading →

Ice in the Pacific Northwest is melting. Loss of our ice and loss of ice from most other glaciated regions of the world means that glaciers are retreating, snowpack reservoirs are decreasing, and sea level is rising. Global ice loss is a signal of the severity of global climate change. Local ice loss is a … Continue reading →