Mendenhall Glacier is about 12 miles long located in Mendenhall Valley, and 12 miles down from Juneau in the southeast region of Alaska. It's surrounded by a beautiful landscape and is protected by the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, which is a federally designated unit of the Tongass National Forest.
But because of recent new of global warming the temperatures have begun to rise and it started to melt. Climate changes have caused the glaciers to melt naturally and over the past century because of human activity it has release large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.Since all that gas has been released it caused the environment to change and become a more warmer place and then the glaciers has begun to melt because of that. Then when temperatures rose and ice melted, water began to flow from the glaciers and ice caps caused the water to warm and expand to other territories. The rising temperature due to human actions caused the glaciers to retreat at a faster pace then it would naturally.! :( Of course then there would also be negative effects which included the populations near glacial areas, because glaciers were a major source of fresh drinking water. People began to notice the shrinking of the cave in the late 50s but has stopped a little since then. Water carved caves into the insides, which created surreal, turquoise-toned worlds shapes.
Wouldn't it just be amazing just to take a trip up north this winter and just see the glaciers that they've made? I mean all that really involves includes a kayak ride or a long hike if your'e into walking a bunch, an ice climb, and faith that the melting caverns won't collapse on you while you're there. But this would definitely be a trip of a life time if you could just see these glistening caverns? (394 words)
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