'Climate change before our eyes': Sounding the alarm as Mt. Rainier glaciers quickly fade

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Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the lower 48 states, as well as one of Western Washington’s most iconic landmarks. But, climate change is impacting the glaciers on Rainier and they’re receding at a concerning rate.

Glacier recession is something that Scott Beason, the park geologist at Mt. Rainier National Park, is keeping a close eye on.

“Some of the glaciers like the Stevens Glacier has been removed from our inventory this year, some of the other glaciers -- the Van Trump, the Pyramid Glaciers -- are also in kind of a critical state, and we’re worried about losing them in the next decade or so,” Beason said.

The Muir Snowfield is one of the most popular routes used by hikers and climbers, providing an up-close look at what climate change is doing to Rainier’s glaciers. Usually, hikers and climbers would be able to walk up the snowfield, but in recent years, crampons are necessary because of the exposed ice.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-eyes-sounding-alarm-020843078.html

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1. My husband grew up climbing Mt. Tahoma.

He's from Tacoma. He has friends who still climb it

The degradation of the ice is noticeable and dangerous.