Always nice to see leadership from those that have lived with glaciers much longer than we have and, sadly, will feel the effects greatest when they vanish.
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Send data. Hard to visualize the problem.
Where is the 'unlike' button?
Looking forward to catching up with family and friends at Mount Robson tomorrow for their re-opening of the Mt. Robson trails which were destroyed during the 2021 Heat Dome. Here's of shot of Robson from summer 2020.
Yep - it does't have a good look these days!
Thanks Dan - This who social media thing is more confusing than my spaghetti code.
Orthoimage of the Columbia Icefield from last September acquired from the @unbc @hakai Airborne Coastal Observatory
A shout out to the @hakai.org ACO team for their work in helping us understand the magnitude of glacier mass loss in western Canada in a study published today.
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Here's a shot of Sperry Glacier from sept, 2023. terminus of glacier is towards top of photo from the Airborne Coastal Observatory (ACO). The firn and snow at top of glacier is darker than exposed ice below. Not a good look.
After a year of collaboration, the Hakai Institute’s geospatial team, with NRCan and GeoBC have launched ELVIZ—a new tool to analyze LiDAR and other geospatial data. Track terrain shifts, overlay your own data, and see Earth's landscapes change. Explore at 🔗https://elviz.ca/
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Photo credit: S. Beffort.
Hard to believe that it's 2025, our 11th year of airborne surveys. A shot from the @unbc.bsky.social @hakai.org Airborne Coastal Observatory acquiring lidar over Klinaklini Glacier. @nsidc.bsky.social