Anders Carlson, a climate scientist, founded the Oregon Glaciers Institute in 2020 to study and raise public awareness about the glacial loss in Oregon. Their recent impact report indicates a significant decline in glaciers, with only 27 left, down from 60 in the 1970s. The report details their research initiatives, including glacier health assessments and partnerships with physicists to measure ice reflectivity. A notable study revealed that Mount Hood's glaciers have lost 25% of their area over 23 years, exemplifying the grave impacts of climate change on these vital ice bodies.
We're able to see [the glaciers] change in 5 years. It is a true visual indicator of climate change.
We are documenting what [glaciers] were here and what remains.
Mount Hood's seven largest glaciers have lost 25% of their area in the last 23 years, with two additional glaciers ceasing to flow entirely.
The OGI has established partnerships with physicists from the University of Oregon who are developing new parameters for measuring the reflectivity of ice and snow from satellites.
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