Mount St. Helens glacier (Crater Glacier) growing 50 feet per year. September 20, 2004 - “Today, the snow and ice in the crater is equal in volume to all of the pre-eruption glaciers on Mount St. Helens combined," says a brochure published by the US Forest Service.”
Located inside the volcanic crater formed during its 1980 eruption, America’s youngest glacier is also its fastest growing glacier. Scientists estimate that the thickness of the glacier has increased by nearly 50 feet per year. Not only is it growing thicker, it has been advancing as much as 135 feet per year.
Why is no one bothering to tell us about this?
It's a lot warmer in OR than WA.
America’s youngest glacier is also its fastest growing glacier. Scientists estimate that the thickness of the glacier has increased by nearly 50 feet per year. Not only is it growing thicker, it has been advancing as much as 135 feet per year.
Shows you how fast glaciers can grow.