University of Washington assistant research professor of glaciers and climate TJ Fudge told the state’s Komo News the extreme conditions were also causing the biggest glacier melt in the state in about 100 years.
Snow and ice on Washington’s iconic Mount Rainier– the most glaciated peak in the contiguous USA – is likewise melting.
Scott Pattee, of the Washington Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting, said: “Now we’re melting into glaciers and so probably that is what’s causing the milky waters down below.
“It is a big deal, I mean we’ve been losing glaciers a lot lately due to climate change or whatever it is - but to have them go this rapidly is really quite scary.”
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US: Heatwave Causing ‘biggest Glacier Melt In Washington State
The record-breaking heatwave in the US northwest and Canada is reported to have caused the biggest glacier melt in Washington state in a century.
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The record-breaking heatwave in the US northwest and Canada is reported to have caused the biggest glacier melt in Washington state in a century. As per the reports by Komo News, Milky, sandy water has been running into Puget Sound, which is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Scientists have said that the rocks and minerals could be from melting glaciers.
Heatwave leads to melting of glaciers