Changing climate patterns in the United States will place great stress on Western glaciers.
The Map of Western Glaciers shows the general locations for eight thousand plus documented glaciers in the area.
Examining glacial advance and retreat patterns in any specific area on the map generally shows they are determined partly by local precipitation and temperature patterns.
The Glaciers of Northern California, for example, are among the few to remain in equilibrium over the past decade. Scientists attribute the stability to increased precipitation in the region.
Glacier retreat dominates the predictions for other areas, especially the larger glacial areas along the northern border. Consider the following two areas.
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