In the Andes there has been a
loss of 30-50% in area of their tropical glaciers since the 1970s. A quick and short update of state of glaciers worldwide.
This is not a depressing subject rather a enlightening one, as we are so fortunate to witness such magnificence.
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| Columbia Icefields in April 2013 (photo by Jocelyn Hirose) |
All of this may seem like a fight that has been lost, but there is much to act on and there is much to document of these complex and intriguing white beasts. When the weight of glacier losses come bearing down on me, I gain perspective from those on the land. The
Greenland Inuit say:
“When life gives us lemons, we make glacially iced lemonade."
“We just go with the floe. If the Earth warms and waters rise, then
we’ll live in boats. If it cools and everything freezes again, then the
world is our igloo.”
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| Columbia Icefield's basecamp, April 2013 (Photo by Jocelyn Hirose) |
Over the past month, I have been monitoring glaciers in the Columbia River Basin. It has been a magnificent journey where temperatures ranged from -26 C to +18 C. I'll write soon to tell you what I saw...
Jocelyn
