Utah ranges may store a billion tons of hidden ice
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 26 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release:
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Utah ranges may store a billion tons of hidden ice
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Unlike conventional glaciers, rock glaciers appear as piles of rock that obscure large masses of unaccounted-for ice. Rock glaciers are common in the Wasatch and Uinta ranges, even appearing on the Colorado Plateau in the La Sal Mountains near Moab.
Now, University of Utah geologists . . .
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Utah ranges may store a billion tons of hidden ice
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Unlike conventional glaciers, rock glaciers appear as piles of rock that obscure large masses of unaccounted-for ice. Rock glaciers are common in the Wasatch and Uinta ranges, even appearing on the Colorado Plateau in the La Sal Mountains near Moab.
Now, University of Utah geologists . . .