Alaska’s Juneau Ice Field Is Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ Pace, Scientists Say
The speed of decline in the Juneau Ice Field, an expanse of 1,050 interconnected glaciers, has doubled in recent decades, scientists discovered.
Scientists reported that the Juneau Ice Field, a vast network of glaciers in Alaska and British Columbia, is melting at an alarming rate. Between 2010 and 2020, it lost 1.4 cubic miles of ice annually, a significant acceleration compared to previous decades. This rapid decline, totaling a quarter of its volume since the late 18th century, raises concerns about the future disappearance of land ice worldwide.
