Good afternoon, folks. I guess the title is awfully vague, since all glaciers are disappearing.. but tonight's Daily Nature Fix is about a small, isolated one in western Iceland called Snæfellsjökull.
The first two times we went, we never got to see it because it's usually shrouded in clouds. On our third trip, however, we ended up in the area on a perfect day with beautiful weather. From base to peak, the entire mountain was visible and we could see the glacier in it's entirety.
As you can see, it's already receding quite bit. I read that sometime around 2010, ice melt was recorded at the very peak of the glacier for the first time in human history.
We drove our little rental right up the mountain to the base of the snow and ice. It was somewhat WARM up there even. That being said, I'd give the glacier around 10 to 15 years of existence, at this rate. I'm glad we got to see it while it was still around though. These photos will be interesting (and sad) to revisit in around 20 years.
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