When I hear "glacier" I think of words like "fjord" and "Greenland."
It's easy to forget that there are some not so far away from us, rapidly receding like most of their brethren.
Ex seed staffer done good Ted Alvarez visited one of them, in Canada's icefield parkway, and brought back some stunning shots:
Canada's Icefields Parkway: 250 Kilometers of Solitude
Canada's Icefields Parkway: Pure Backcountry Front Country
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This is what I was thinking:
You know you're getting old when you start liking Kipling. Still, at least I'm not quoting MacDonough's Song at you. The solstice is past and the bleak days are getting longer. Unless you're south, of course.
Scientists forecast metre rise in sea levels this century says The Grauniad. I strongly suspect they have garbled things, though I admit I haven't read the original Science paper.
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