Northern B.C. glaciers disappearing at record-setting pace: UNBC study

By Alexander Vaz – The Interior News

Extreme weather events in Northern British Columbia are accelerating glacier melt at an all-time rate according to a recently published study.

According to the research led by University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) researcher Dr. Brian Menounos, glaciers in western Canada and Switzerland experienced the largest mass losses on record over the past four years, due to early-season heat waves, prolonged dry conditions, low winter snow accumulation and surface darkening.