August 20, 2014 - Alaska - For nearly four decades, Mauri Pelto has been studying the advance and retreat of glaciers around the globe. He has watched them succumb, one-by-one, to rising temperatures. Of 250 glaciers that he has watched, all had retreated (or shortened) except one: Taku Glacier. Now a new analysis shows that Taku has lost mass and joined the rest of the retreating glaciers. The natural-color images above show the glacier on August 20, 2014, and August 9, 2019. The images were acquired by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Though subtle, the changes are most visible at t

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• Date taken: 20 August 2014
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August 20, 2014 - Alaska - For nearly four decades, Mauri Pelto has been studying the advance and retreat of glaciers around the globe. He has watched them succumb, one-by-one, to rising temperatures. Of 250 glaciers that he has watched, all had retreated (or shortened) except one: Taku Glacier. Now a new analysis shows that Taku has lost mass and joined the rest of the retreating glaciers. The natural-color images above show the glacier on August 20, 2014, and August 9, 2019. The images were acquired by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Though subtle, the changes are most visible at the boundaries between the glacier and river. Taku stands north of Juneau, Alaska, and is one of 19 notable glaciers in the Juneau Icefield. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth/ZUMA Press Wire Service/ZUMAPRESS.com) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!