Hubbard Glacier -

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

This is a portion of the Hubbard Glacier. Interestingly, it has increased in size unlike most, which have diminished as a result of a warmer climate. A question that I should have asked and didn't, of the Tlingit people we visited, is whether there is memory of changes in ice mass in their folklore.

[dutch2 (Ingrid)]

Lovely shot, the subtle blues are very nice.

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

Thanks Ingrid. I posted it out of interest... global warming. I happened to be in the region.

[Regulus (Trevor)]

I read somewhere recently that the North Polar ice cap had 60% more ice than last year. Global warming has some strange effects.

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

I read that too. Some scientists are saying that the IPCC predictions are too sensitive to carbon. I read this 5 years ago, but anyone finding fault with global warming predictions was considered a pariah at that time.

[glenc (Glen)]

"Monthly averaged ice volume for August 2013 was 5,800 km3. This value is 66% lower than the mean over this period, 76% lower than the maximum in 1979, and 0.8 standard deviations below the 1979-2013 trend."
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/wordpr...olume-anomaly/

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

Interesting!