Tag: glacier

Glacier Park International Airport lands $2.8M federal grant

Feb. 18—Glacier Park International Airport has secured $2.8 million in new grant funds to put toward an ongoing campaign to renovate and expand the transit hub. “We’re super excited to deliver this project to the community and this money just helps us do that,” Director Rob Ratkowski said this week. The money will go toward […]

Glacier National Park virtual field trips hope to inspire connection with nature

Feb. 11—Glacier National Park Lead Education Technician Lindsay Brandt is animated on screen. Using exaggerated movements in front of many colorful, interesting photos she creates what feels like watching a live children’s television show for the park’s distance learning program. On a quiet January morning, Brandt appears before a green screen showing off the park […]

As a Swiss Glacier Melts, a Trove of Invaluable Climate Data Is Being Lost

By analyzing ice collected from glaciers, scientists can study the past composition of the atmosphere and better understand how humans have altered the climate. But the rapid melting of ice may be compromising this critical data, according to a study of the Corbassière glacier in Switzerland. The Corbassière glacier on the Grand Combin massif is […]