When climate change is discussed, melting glaciers are usually the main topic. In 1910, President Taft created Glacier National Park. It used to be home to about 150 glaciers. Since the creation, that number has decreased to less than 30 glaciers, and many of the ones remaining have shrunk by two-thirds. Scientists predict that within the next 30 years most, if not all, of the glaciers in the park will disappear.

Glacier National Park is not the only location impacted by climate change. Ice is changing everywhere on Earth. Snow on Kilimanjaro, glaciers in the Himalayas, and even the Arctic sea ice have all been melting and alarming rates. These are places where the snow and ice are common and usually stays around for most of the year. The rapid melting is extremely alarming to scientists, researchers, and even just the residents.

When all of this ice melts, the water travels to the oceans causing sea level rise. Sea level rise is dangerous because if the water gets high enough many coastal cities will be washed away. The main driver for sea level rise is the melting ice sheet in Greenland and the Arctic sea. When large chunks of ice break away from a land mass, the sea level rises. So, with the Earth’s temperature increasing there are many large ice chunks breaking away from land causing a mass rising all over the globe.

Websites where all information was found:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/big-thaw/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-is-worldwide-sea-level-rise-driven-by-melting-arctic-ice/

Sources for photos:

https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1405007

https://pixnio.com/nature-landscapes/glaciers/iceland-cold-glacier-melting-ice-snow-winter-ice