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Environment & Energy

dhol82

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1. have been to alaska twice

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 10:31 PM

Jun 2014

once in 1995 and again 2005.

was bragging like crazy to friends on the cruise about how huge glacier bay was. at least it had been ten years previously.

we sailed into the bay and my mouth dropped open. it had shrunk so much i was flabbergasted.

don't have comparison pix. wish i did.

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Some truly shocking before and after photos of Alaska's glaciers [View all] Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 OP

have been to alaska twice dhol82 Jun 2014 #1

Here close to my home Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #2

Oh god, my dear Blue... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2014 #3

I wish people would wake up. I know you've been seeing babylonsister Jun 2014 #4

EVERY glacier on the planet is in full retreat BlueStreak Jun 2014 #5

And then we have Inhofe with his b.s. "I" know, but there are so babylonsister Jun 2014 #6

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jun 2014 #7

Crazy that it's happening and even crazier that there are those that deny neverforget Jun 2014 #8

A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words Samantha Jun 2014 #9

Damn. Wow. Solly Mack Jun 2014 #10

Republicans claim it's a massive world-wide plot by anti-capitalists and scientists to raise taxes. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #11

Really great before and afters. gvstn Jun 2014 #12

What makes the ignorance to this massive problem SO much worse is that the anti-science Grown2Hate Jun 2014 #13

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #14

Kicked and recommended! Thank you, Blue. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #15

but it's better for you swimmers out there! Doctor_J Jun 2014 #16