Measuring Glaciers

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This five-minute film shows Mount Rainier and North Cascades glacier scientists explaining how they monitor park glaciers and why they do so. Glaciers are important water sources for fish, recreation, and hydropower and they're melting fast.


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The North Coast & Cascades Science Learning Network

Keywords

Mount Rainier, North Coast & Cascades Science Learning Network, fish, glaciers, hydropower, north cascades, recreation

Credit

Courtesy of the National Park Service. For a large collection of audio and video podcast episodes on many classroom topics, visit the National Park Service on iTunes U.

Movie Number

3936