Experts say climate change and a record-breaking hot summer are likely to blame for the disappearance of Lathrop, Oregon s smallest and southernmost glacier.
Discovering a Glacier and What It Means for Local Water
In honor of the Water Issue, a local glacial scientist talks about the recent discovery on South Sister Late in the summer of 2020, a team of glacier experts, including Anders Carlson and Aaron Hartz, discovered a new glacier on South Sister in the Oregon Cascades. Finding a new glacier in Norway is no big deal, says Carlson, an Oregonian and the president of Oregon Glaciers Institute but finding one in the Oregon Cascades is noteworthy. To Carlson, it s a sign of how little time we spend investigating our own backyard.