[Number_Cruncher]

Please see Fig. 9.1 of the TAR "Climatic interpretation of glacier records", compiled by Oerlemans, University of Utrecht, (Data from the World Glacier Monitoring Service). In nearly all the mountain glacier records, the vast bulk of glacial retreat occurred between 1900 and 1950, and the trends since then are not very clear. Not a very good proof of global warming and glacial retreat.

Glaciers have been melting for hundreds of years as the world has emerged from the Little Ice Age.

[cogitator]

Glaciers have been melting for hundreds of years as the world has emerged from the Little Ice Age.

The term "accelerated" was used in the article and in the title of the article. Do you agree or disagree with the author's assessments of the recent trends in Alaska?

What TAR are you referring to? IPCC's Third Assessment Report? I would find that surprising.