The USGS measured glaciers from 1958 to 2008, and found some ice fields in our region had shrunk by 50 percent. The suspected cause, not too surprisingly, is global warming. The twist, however, is that the 50-year glacier study indicates the pace of change is, quite literally, heating up.
As my spine begged for mercy after another day recently spent shoveling snow, I asked myself a simple question you…
