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Tupungato Sur Glacier, Argentina Retreat and Detachment

On April 1, 2024 By mspeltoIn Glacier Observations

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Glaciar Mayo, Argentina Terminus Collapsing in 2026

Glaciar Mayo, Argentina Terminus Collapsing in 2026

Glaciar Mayo, Argentna in Los Glaciares National Park is an eastern outlet of the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap. The glacier has terminated on the northern shore of a glacial lake for the last ss years. The mass balance from 1975-2011 was identified as slightly positive by Schaefer et al (2015). This enabled the glacier to…

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Grasshopper Glacier, Montana Disappears

Grasshopper Glacier, Montana Disappears

Grasshopper Glacier, Montana is in the Beartooth Range in Custer National Forest. The glacier occupies a north facing cirque at nearly 3300 m on Iceberg Peak (11,000 ft.). The name of the glacier is derived from the millions of grasshoppers that were discovered embedded in the ice in 1898 by Dr. James Kimball. He estimated…

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A Decade of Striking Change on South Georgia Tidewater Glaciers.

A Decade of Striking Change on South Georgia Tidewater Glaciers.

South Georgia Isalnd is a notoriously cloudy location. A remarkably clear Landsat image from Jan. 21, 2026 provides a good snapshot of glacier change since a similarly clear day on February 19, 2016. Here we examine several glacier near the southern tip of the island that have experienced retreat leading to glacier detachment. Pelto (2017)…

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