“Scientists confirm that East Antarctica’s biggest glacier is melting from below” – Washington Post
“Alaska’s Glaciers Melt Faster as Climate Change Speeds Up” – Climate Change News
“NW’s melting glaciers, in a word: ‘DISASTROUS’ – Seattle Times
“Melting glaciers blamed for subtle slowing of Earth’s rotation” – Yahoo News
“Earth May Spin Faster as Glaciers Melt” – Discovery News
“How the world’s newest glacier is forming on Washington’s Mouth St. Helens…site of the deadliest volcanic eruption in US history” – Daily Mail. Com
With so many conflicting studies and headlines being announced about glaciers and climate change, how do you know what to believe?
When we learn about the scientific process, the first steps involve asking questions to form a hypothesis and then testing that hypothesis. Some studies are very narrowly focused others are broader, and the results make assumptions based on the findings of the experiment. Because the scientific method is always questioning, the curious must repeatedly confirm that data is accurate and without bias to take the findings as fact.
But…what happens when a scientist has a strong bias toward the outcome? Errors and biases in studies are caught all the time. One of the more famous biased studies in history was Crania Americana by Samuel George Morton. Read more about it here.
Media bias is another reason so many conflicting headlines are reported each day. When a reporter has a story to write they may interview a scientist who has done a study that closely aligns to their angle, or focus on one fact in a much larger study. This is why it is so important to dig deeper into research to find the truth and even conduct studies of your own.
So… Are the glaciers melting? The answer is yes, some glaciers have greatly reduced in size. Here is a time-lapse video of a glacier melting at a rapid pace.
Are glaciers growing? Yes, there is a new glacier growing into the crater of Mount St. Helens.
Read The Glaciers are Melting! and get the facts that may help you come to your own conclusion!
Chicken Little may have thought the sky was falling but Peter Pika is sure the glaciers are melting and is off to talk to the Mountain Monarch about it. Joined along the way by friends Tammy Ptarmigan, Sally Squirrel, Mandy Marmot, and Harry Hare, they all wonder what will happen to them if the glaciers melt. Where will they live, how will they survive? When Wiley Wolverine tries to trick them, can the Mountain Monarch save them? More importantly, can the Mountain Monarch stop the glaciers from melting?
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