Matanuska Glacier, Chugach Mountains, Glenn Highway, Alaska, USA

Matanuska Glacier (in 2019), source of the Matanuska River in Alaska, is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States: 27 miles (43 km) long by 4 miles (6.4 km) wide. It flows near the Glenn Highway in the Chugach Mountains about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Anchorage. Matanuska Glacier flows about 1 foot (30 cm) per day. The Matanuska Glacier has lost 84 million tons of ice 2002-2019 (www.ksl.com/article/27440688). Human-caused climate change has quickly accelerated the unprecedented warming of Alaska in the past few decades.

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Matanuska Glacier (in 2019), source of the Matanuska River in Alaska, is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States: 27 miles (43 km) long by 4 miles (6.4 km) wide. It flows near the Glenn Highway in the Chugach Mountains about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Anchorage. Matanuska Glacier flows about 1 foot (30 cm) per day. The Matanuska Glacier has lost 84 million tons of ice 2002-2019 (www.ksl.com/article/27440688). Human-caused climate change has quickly accelerated the unprecedented warming of Alaska in the past few decades.