Monitoring Glaciers
This section highlights why monitoring glaciers is important. For starters, monitoring glaciers gives scientists one of the most significant indicators in determining whether observed climate change is regional or global. Another reason is that recent-day glaciers and the deposits from more extensive glaciation in the past have considerable economic importance in many areas. Knowledge gained from monitoring glaciers can be used by governments to make long-range plans to better cope with the economic impacts of climate change. Select a topic to the left to learn more.