Short news video featuring meteorologist Randy Mann of Harris-Mann Climatology. (I also make a short appearance.)
In the video, shot in 2001 (if I remember correctly), Mann points out that the Nisqually Glacier on Mount Rainier in Washington State is growing thicker at the rate of 18 feet per year.
Randy and I traveled to the Nisqually Glacier together that year, and we saw signs posted at the glacier saying that the ice was indeed growing thicker. The signs had been posted by the U.S. Forest Service. I also spoke to one of the forest rangers, who verified that the signs were correct.
Probable glacier advance
Another confirmation that the Nisqually glacier was growing came from the September 2000 issue of Washington Geology.
“In 1931, fearful that the receding glacier would provide insufficient runoff for their newly completed hydroelectric facility, Tacoma City Light began careful measurements of the glacier,” says the article. “Since the mid-1800s, the glacier had receded about 1 kilometer.
“Between 1994 and 1997, the glacier thickened by 17 meters at 2,800-m altitude, indicating probable glacier advance during the first decade of the 21st century.”
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Thanks to Randy Mann for this video