Glacier Park
Not by Fire but by Ice THE NEXT ICE AGE - NOW! |
Updated 5 Oct 02
Glaciers in
Montana's Glacier Park
on the verge of growing
5 Oct 2002. The Going-to-the-Sun road through Glacier Park opened
on
one of the latest dates since the road was built, on 28 June, says
Darrell
Christofferson, who lives near the park. The reason for the
late opening was
a blizzard on the 12th of June, said Christofferson.
Up to four feet of snow
fell in the vicinity of Logan Pass and
halted plowing of the road.
In addition, snow
fell early on Logan Pass this fall, said Christofferson. Three
to four
inches of snow fell on the pass during the last week of September,
forcing
closure of the road for a few days. This year's Sun road
"season" has been the
shortest ever.
To exacerbate matters, cold
weather has arrived in the area earlier than
usual. It
will be interesting to see how much snow from last season remains
when
they plow next spring.
I think this is yet one more signal that we're on the verge of an ice age.
Back to List of Expanding Glaciers
See also Growing_Glaciers
See also Greenland
Icecap Growing Thicker
and Antarctic
Icecap Growing Thicker
.