Glacier National Park's glaciers are falling to pieces, study finds

A study by the U.S. Geological Survey last fall found that 11 glaciers in Glacier National Park have broken into pieces, as climate change continues to warm the planet and the park.

It’s been expected for years that the park's namesake glaciers would melt to a fraction of their former selves and eventually disappear altogether.

The study by Andrew Fountain, Bryce Glenn and Christopher Mcneil found that glaciers continue to disappear across the West and Glacier Park is no exception. The team used high resolution aerial photos taken from 2016 to 2020 and other imaging to complete the study.