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Exit Glacier just outside of Seward, Alaska offers an easy hike right up to the edge of the ice.
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An easy trail leads to very close views of Exit Glacier.
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Exit Glacier has remained here for many thousands of years.
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Although Exit Glacier has been known to many generations of humans, ours may be the last ever to see it.
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Although the constant rain that day was having some effect on the amount of water on the ground, most of this is caused by the rapid melting of Exit Glacier.
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This is literally the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. Exit Glacier is melting at an increasing rate, and receding rapidly from this spot. The cause is widely considered to be increasing average temperatures due to human-induced climate change.
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This channel was carved by water exiting Exit Glacier as it melts.
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Take one large glacier, add atmospheric heat, and the result is a large amount of water pouring off the glacier.
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Exit Glacier is melting so fast it’s creating several large streams.
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Streams of water from parts of Exit Glacier converge to become a river.
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The melt from Exit Glacier has created a large area that can only be described as a floodplain.
