Mendenhall Glacier seen from the southbound ferry to Juneau, Alaska, USA.

Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska, USA. Photographed from the ferry (Alaska Marine Highway System) southbound from Haines to Juneau. Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area is a unit of Tongass National Forest. Mendenhall Glacier has retreated 1.75 miles since 1929, when Mendenhall Lake was created, and over 2.5 miles (4.0 km) since 1500. Since the mid 1900s, Alaska has warmed 3 degrees Fahrenheit and its winters have warmed nearly 6 degrees. Human-caused climate change induced by emissions of greenhouse gases continues to accelerate the warming of Alaska at an unprecedented rate. Climate change is having disproportionate effects in the Arctic, which is heating up twice as fast as the rest of Earth.

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Contained in galleries: USA: Alaska favorites, 2019 Jun: all Alaska-Canadian Highway, Alaska: Juneau & Tracy Arm, 2019 Jun: Alaska-Canadian favorites, Highlights 2019

Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska, USA. Photographed from the ferry (Alaska Marine Highway System) southbound from Haines to Juneau. Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area is a unit of Tongass National Forest. Mendenhall Glacier has retreated 1.75 miles since 1929, when Mendenhall Lake was created, and over 2.5 miles (4.0 km) since 1500. Since the mid 1900s, Alaska has warmed 3 degrees Fahrenheit and its winters have warmed nearly 6 degrees. Human-caused climate change induced by emissions of greenhouse gases continues to accelerate the warming of Alaska at an unprecedented rate. Climate change is having disproportionate effects in the Arctic, which is heating up twice as fast as the rest of Earth.