Retreating Glacier - South Cascade Glacier USA. Flashcards
1
Q
Where is the South Cascade Glacier?
A
Washington state.
2
Q
What happened in 1900?
A
There was a considerable amount more snow.
3
Q
What happened in 2008?
A
Less ice and more green land.
4
Q
In 2008 why was there less ice and more green land?
A
Glacier has retreated back up the valley.
Only a small amount of the same ice left as ice had melted.
