Pros And Cons Of Glacial Retreat

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Alpine Glacier Retreat
Although glacial retreat is a natural and seasonal occurrence in a glacier’s lifespan, constant retreat and consecutive years of negative mass balance has indicated that current levels of alpine glacial retreat is not naturally occurring, but the cause of a rapidly changing climate (EPA, 2016). Over the past hundred years, alpine glaciers worldwide have shown massive retreat in nearly every major glaciated region. Alpine mid-latitudinal and tropical glaciers are showing some of the greatest proportional loss with some glaciers disappearing entirely (NPS, 2016). Because glaciers grow and shrink according to snowfall and snowmelt levels, alpine glaciers are sensitive indicators of changes in local, regional, and global
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