Climate

Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing

These lakes will transform barren, rocky floodplains into lush habitats for salmon and moose

An aerial view shows a wide glacier flowing between mountains and ending at a gray glacial lake.

Destabilized by the warm lake expanding at its front, Alaska’s Bear Glacier has retreated four kilometers since 1986. As the lake expands to fill a deep trough still filled with ice, the glacier may pull back another six to eight kilometers in coming years.

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By Douglas Fox

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