But glaciers in the Brooks Range — and north of it — are different from the glaciers farther south in Alaska, Sass said. None of them get much precipitation in the winter, but in summer, the ...

Author Naomi Klouda says “The Alaska Glacier Dictionary” is for travelers and armchair adventurers alike, to give them quick ...

Alaska has some of our planet’s largest icefields ... aerial photographs, 3D terrain maps and satellite imagery to reconstruct glacier behavior over the past 250 years. Scientists say that if the ...

A National Park Service report on Alaska's glaciers noted glaciers within Alaska national parks shrank 8% between the 1950s and early 2000s and glacier-covered area across the state decreased by ...

These Students Are Part of a 75-Year Study to Map Alaska’s Glaciers. Traversing an icefield by foot and on skis, the young researchers experience one of the coolest classrooms in the nation.

Alaska has a lot of glaciers to lose . It’s an important finding that Alaskans and visitors alike can see with their own eyes, Suttlery added. “You go to the ice fields in Alaska, ...

Adventuring to visit a glacier in Alaska and Canada before it disappears Some say this 160-mile trip down one of the last wild river systems rivals the Grand Canyon for scenic wonder ...

Dec. 27—The Shublik Mountains stretch parallel to Alaska's Arctic coast, ... After his finding, Sheldon added the glacier to his map, labeling it as "Northernmost." ...