After 2 centuries of shrinking, Alaska glaciers got thicker this year
November 6th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Earth SciencesTwo hundred years of glacial shrinkage in Alaska, and then came the winter and summer of 2007-2008. Unusually large amounts of winter snow were followed by unusually chill temperatures in June, July and August.
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