How many years will pass until Glacier National Park in Montana will become glacierless once all the ice melts away for good? What are the scientists saying?
2007-02-13 20:06:24 · 3 answers · asked by AviTech 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I ask this because I want to see the Glaciers before they are gone forever.
2007-02-13 20:14:05 · update #1
yes, the remnant glaciers in Glacier Park are shrinking rapidly but they were not that large to begin with (the name of the park has more to do with how the mountainous terrain there was created 1,000's of years ago than how big the actual ice masses are that remain.)
If you want to see large active glaciers, you should visit Mount Rainier in Washington State, the Coastal or Alaska ranges in Alaska or any of the major ranges of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta or British Columbia (a few hours north of Glacier Park). Although those are shrinking as well due to global warming, they are much more massive than any in Glacier Park and will be around for a bit longer.
2007-02-15 05:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by c_kayak_fun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ten years or less, watch Al Gore's movie.
2007-02-13 20:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not worried, cant do much about it.
2007-02-13 20:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by Evil D 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋