Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

Melting glaciers in the Juneau Icefield may be approaching "irreversible tipping point," new study says

A Juneau Icefield Research Program expedition in 2018. (Photo courtesy of JIRP) The Mendenhall Glacier is a beautiful sight. To Bethan Davies, a glaciologist at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, it’s also a reminder. “It’s the most visible, iconic evidence of climate change,” she said. It’s no secret that Alaska’s glaciers are shrinking as the burning of fossil fuels warms the planet. But in the Juneau Icefield, home to the Mendenhall …

Amid Alaskan Glaciers, a Possible 'Death Spiral'

Researchers say Juneau Ice Field saw ice melt in 2010 to 2019 at double the rate it had previously

Glacier melt in Alaska is accelerating at an alarming rate

Recent research led by experts at Newcastle University indicates that glacier melt on Alaska’s Juneau Icefield is accelerating faster than previously thought, potentially reaching an irreversible tipping point sooner.

Researchers Warn of Imminent 'Death Spiral' for Rapidly Melting Alaska Ice Field

The Juneau ice field is melting at a rate of 50,000 gallons per second and is possibly heading "beyond a dynamic tipping point," a new study says.

Melting of Alaskan glaciers accelerating faster than previously thought

Melting of glaciers in a major Alaskan icefield has accelerated and could reach an irreversible tipping point earlier than previously thought. The research found that glacier loss on Juneau Icefield, which straddles the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, Canada, has increased dramatically since 2010. The team looked at records going back to 1770 and identified three distinct periods in how icefield volume changed. In particular, they …

Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

“What’s happening is that as the climate is changing, we’re getting shorter winters and longer summers,” study lead author Bethan Davies, a glaciologist at Newcastle University in England.