Al Gore needs to check his facts
From
Al's blog:
Ice and Snow Disappearing from Mt. Rainier
June 26, 2011 : 2:57 PM
The effects of the climate crisis are hitting closer and closer to home.
"About 14 percent of the ice and permanent snow atop Washington state's Mount Rainier melted in the past four decades, a new study suggests. Researchers arrived at that figure by comparing the estimated thickness and extent of ice seen in a 1970 aerial survey with those measured in 2007 and 2008. All but two of the 28 glaciers and snowfields on the mountain have thinned and shortened at their lower edges, and the exceptions probably thickened only because large amounts of rock fell upon the ice in recent years and insulated it from warming temperatures."
From the
National Parks website:
Deep Snow Delaying Opening of Sunrise Area at Mount Rainier National Park
Too much snow will keep the Sunrise area in Mount Rainier National Park closed through the Fourth of July weekend and until at least July 8, according to park officials. Also, the White River Campground won't open until July 1.
As the accompanying photos show, there really is a lot of snow still waiting to melt away at Sunrise.
What is it Al? Which story is true?
Hat tip
Anthony.
Posted by DaveH at June 27, 2011 7:31 PM