Growingup,Ididn’tknowwhatjobIwantedtodo.Ididn’tknowthenthatIwouldbecomeascientist.Buttoday,Iamaglaciologist.Istudy glaciersaroundthe world!
Aglacierisamovingriverofice.ItflowsoverEarth’ssurface.ImovedtoAlaskatostudyglaciers.Aplaceneedsthreethingstohaveglaciers.Itneedssnow,coldtemperatures,andtime.Snowfallsandpilesup.Coldtemperatureskeepthesnowfrommelting.Overtime,thesnowstacksupuntilitishundredsofmetersthick.Thenitturnsintoglacier ice.
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IstudyglaciersnearSkagway, Alaska.
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