Alakeformsattheendofthisvalley glacier.
Anicebergbreaksofffromthistide water glacier.
Piedmontglaciersspilloutontoflat areas.
GlobalGlaciers
Therearesomanyglacierstostudy!Therearehundredsofthousandsofglaciersworldwide.Herearesomeofmyfavorite types.
GreatGlaciers
Valleyglaciersflowdownvalleys.Tidewaterglaciersflowintotheocean.Piedmontglaciersflowfromsteepmountainsontoflat areas.
Tome,glaciersarepowerful.Theybuildandshapelandscapes.Theyaffecttheweather.Theyprovidewater.Theyconnectpeopletotheir landscape.
Now,duetoclimatechange,glaciersaremelting.ThiswillaffectEarth.WheneverIexploreglaciers,there’sonethingIneverforget.Iceaffectspeoplejustasmuchasweaffect ice.
MuirGlacier,Alaska:August 13,1941andAugust31, 2004
Thisicecaveformedinsidea glacier.
LifeattheExtremes
Byexploringourplanet’smostextremeplaces,NationalGeographicisdiscoveringnewinformationaboutEarth’s climate.
