World Glacier Day

Today, we are reminded to take a moment to contemplate the frozen rivers found on every continent but Australia. Nearly 200,000 glaciers, flanking mountains and flowing from ice sheets, provide fresh water to a billion people and the means to grow food to many more. These ancient sources of water, consistent for millennia, are shrinking 

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Postcards from the Arctic: Canadian Rockies Fall 2021

Postcards from the Arctic: Documenting Ice Loss in Canada’s Rocky Mountains By: Andrea Sparrow & Kerry Koepping Canada opened its borders to US citizens in late summer. While Covid-19 continues to make travel challenging, the Arctic Arts team jumped through all the hoops and headed to the mountains in Alberta and British Columbia to see how 

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Postcards from the Arctic: Iceland 2021

Postcards From the Arctic: Iceland 2021 By: Andrea Sparrow Our team’s travels to Iceland were a wonderful success! There have been a number of scientific papers recently about glacial ice loss in peri-arctic and high alpine regions around the world. Our intention was to see for ourselves how several of Iceland’s glaciers have changed over 

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