Why some Alaskan rock glaciers race downhill while their neighbors barely move
September 03, 2026
September 03, 2026
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news:
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Why some Alaskan rock glaciers race downhill while their neighbors barely move
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In brief:
* Two rock glaciers a few miles apart in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park move at sharply different speeds, and the difference traces to which direction each slope faces.
* Using five years of European Space Agency satellite r . . .
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Why some Alaskan rock glaciers race downhill while their neighbors barely move
*
In brief:
* Two rock glaciers a few miles apart in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park move at sharply different speeds, and the difference traces to which direction each slope faces.
* Using five years of European Space Agency satellite r . . .