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• https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153482/todays-glacial-retreat-is-a-recent-phenomenon

• https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153337/keeping-tabs-on-north-cascades-glaciers

Today’s Accelerating Melt

Scientists are tracking the behavior of the world’s alpine glaciers, 45 of which are part of a network of reference glaciers across the planet. Each of these glaciers has over 30 years of continuous measurements.

Reference Glaciers

Glacier mass balance is the direct and undelayed response to atmospheric climate change and hence is among the essential variables required for climate system monitoring. Glacier melt contributes to runoff and has been recognised as one of the largest non-steric contributor to sea-level rise. With the reference glaciers, the WGMS aims at providing a reliable and well documented sample of globally distributed long-term observation series to document the impact of climate change on glacier mass-balance. The reference glaciers have more than 30 years of ongoing glaciological mass-balance measurements. As an essential climate variable, these glaciers build the backbone of the observational network of the WGMS within the Global Climate Observation System in support of the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change.

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List of 'Reference Glaciers'

(Measuring & Monitoring)

REGION COUNTRY GLACIER NAME

ALASKA US GULKANA

ALASKA US WOLVERINE

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA US COLUMBIA (2057)

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA US EASTON

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA US LEMON CREEK

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA US RAINBOW

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA US SOUTH CASCADE

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA CA HELM

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA CA PEYTO

WESTERN NORTH AMERICA CA PLACE

ARCTIC CANADA NORTH & SOUTH CA DEVON ICE CAP NW

ARCTIC CANADA NORTH & SOUTH CA MEIGHEN ICE CAP

ARCTIC CANADA NORTH & SOUTH CA MELVILLE SOUTH ICE CAP

ARCTIC CANADA NORTH & SOUTH CA WHITE

ICELAND IS BRÚARJÖKULL

ICELAND IS EYJABAKKAJÖKULL

ICELAND IS HOFSJÖKULL E

ICELAND IS HOFSJÖKULL N

ICELAND IS HOFSJÖKULL SW

ICELAND IS TUNGNÁRJÖKULL

SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN SJ AUSTRE BROEGGERBREEN

SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN SJ MIDTRE LOVÉNBREEN

SCANDINAVIA NO AALFOTBREEN

SCANDINAVIA NO ENGABREEN

SCANDINAVIA NO GRAASUBREEN

SCANDINAVIA NO HELLSTUGUBREEN

SCANDINAVIA NO LANGFJORDJOEKELEN

SCANDINAVIA NO NIGARDSBREEN

SCANDINAVIA NO REMBESDALSKAAKA

SCANDINAVIA NO STORBREEN

SCANDINAVIA SE MARMAGLACIÄREN

SCANDINAVIA SE RABOTS GLACIÄR

SCANDINAVIA SE RIUKOJIETNA

SCANDINAVIA SE STORGLACIÄREN

CENTRAL EUROPE AT GOLDBERGKEES

CENTRAL EUROPE AT HINTEREISFERNER

CENTRAL EUROPE AT JAMTALFERNER

CENTRAL EUROPE AT KESSELWANDFERNER

CENTRAL EUROPE AT PASTERZE

CENTRAL EUROPE AT VERNAGTFERNER

CENTRAL EUROPE CH ALLALIN

CENTRAL EUROPE CH BASÒDINO

CENTRAL EUROPE CH GIÉTRO

CENTRAL EUROPE CH GRIES

CENTRAL EUROPE CH SILVRETTA

CENTRAL EUROPE ES MALADETA

CENTRAL EUROPE FR ARGENTIÈRE

CENTRAL EUROPE FR SAINT SORLIN

CENTRAL EUROPE FR SARENNES

CENTRAL EUROPE IT CARESÈR

CENTRAL EUROPE IT CIARDONEY

CAUCASUS & MIDDLE EAST RU DJANKUAT

CAUCASUS & MIDDLE EAST RU GARABASHI

CAUCASUS & MIDDLE EAST RU LEVIY AKTRU

CENTRAL ASIA KG ABRAMOV

CENTRAL ASIA KG GOLUBIN

CENTRAL ASIA KG KARA-BATKAK

CENTRAL ASIA KZ TS. TUYUKSUYSKIY

CENTRAL ASIA CN URUMQI GLACIER NO. 1

SOUTHERN ANDES BO ZONGO

SOUTHERN ANDES CL ECHAURREN NORTE

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