Talk:Emmons Glacier

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Retreating?

I'm sort of on a quest here so bear with me. In the article under the first picture it says the glacier is retreating with no note. However, all I can find online, including the US Geological Survey and mountain climbing web pages all say, those who mention it at all, that it is advancing slowly.

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/Glaciers/description_rainier_glaciers.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Traumatic (talk • contribs) 17:55, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From note 3

Emmons Glacier, on the east slope of Mount Rainier, has a surface area of 4.3 square miles, the largest area of any glacier in the contiguous United States. For a closer look, hike the 1-mile trail from White River Campground to the crest of the lateral moraine. In 1963, a rockfall from Little Tahoma Peak covered the lower glacier with rock debris. The debris cover insulates the ice from melting. As a result of decreased melting, the glacier advanced rapidly in the early 1980's. That advance continues today, but at a slower rate. Ice beneath the rock debris is melting irregularly and forming a vast hummocky area.

Note 4 states all glaciers in the American West are retreating even though they are not all retreating as a brief look at Mt. Rainier glacier Wikipedia pages will verify. Note 4 also does not mention either Emmons Glacier or Mt. Rainier. Traumatic (talk) 18:08, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]