Warming Caused a Glacier in Alaska to Collapse

Share this on WhatsApp Global warming isn’t just causing glaciers to melt—it’s making some collapse suddenly. That’s what scientists believe happened at Alaska’s Flat Creek Glacier, deep in the mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. In August 2013, a 1,600-foot tongue of ice suddenly detached from the bedrock near the bottom of the … Continue reading Warming Caused a Glacier in Alaska to Collapse