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Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
The Whistler Glacier has shrunk 95% in five decades, and researchers say reduced carbon emissions could help protect larger B.C. glaciers.
- A new study from Simon Fraser University published in the journal Annals of Glaciology warns the Whistler Glacier could disappear within 10 years due to dire climate conditions.
- The Whistler Glacier has shrunk by 95 per cent over the last five decades, while the Horstman and Blackcomb glaciers have lost up to 75 per cent of their area over the same period.
- Lead researcher Chlo Monty says the Whistler Glacier is technically a 'relict glacier' that has already fractured into three ice masses, prompting experts to debate reclassifying it as 'ice patches.'
- Whistler Blackcomb suspended summer skiing on the Horstman Glacier last year, prompting the tourism industry to develop alternative activities like mountain biking to offset the loss.
- While Chlo Monty says it is too late to save these glaciers, reducing carbon emissions now could prevent the loss of larger glaciers and mitigate future sea level rise.
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Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
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