Alaska glaciers melt faster than thought

Most of the glaciers stretching from Yakutat Bay to the Stikine Icefield, which goes into northwestern British Columbia, are thinning at twice the rate that was previously estimated, according to a new study co-authored by Hood’s mentor, glaciologist Roman Motyka of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute.

The scientists calculated that an average of 3.5 cubic miles of glacier ice melts each year in the region due to a combination of climate change and glacier dynamics. They say even that may be an understatement of the actual rate of melting.
Casper Star Tribune