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English: Comparison photos of McCarty Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. McCarty glacier retreated ~20 km between the period these two photos were taken and is not visible in the 2004 photo. Prior to this, McCarty achieved its maximum known extent circa 1850 approximately 0.5 km from its position in 1909 and was relatively stable at that time 1. Most of the observed retreat occurred before 1964, and this glacier is even known to have advanced some (at least 0.6 km) during somewhat colder conditions in the 1970s, before retreating 0.4 km between 1984 and 2002 (Hall et al. 2005). As McCarty Glacier is a tidewater glacier, i.e. a glacier which terminates in ocean water but is sufficiently thick to keep from floating, its behavior can respond somewhat erratically to climate change. Glaciers of this type are often some of the fastest in retreat because glacier thinning can cause partial flotation and the infiltration of sea water under the glacier that aids in the calving of icebergs and further retreat. As a result the rate of retreat, once triggered by climate perturbations, may more strongly correlate to channel depth than to the actual changes in temperature or precipitation (Vieli et al. 2002).
Italiano: Foto comparative del ghiacciaio McCarty nel Parco nazionale di Kenai Fjords, Alaska. Il ghiacciaio McCarty si è ritirato di circa 20 km nel periodo in cui sono state scattate queste due foto e non è visibile nella foto del 2004. Prima di ciò, McCarty raggiunse la sua massima estensione conosciuta intorno al 1850, a circa 0,5 km dalla sua posizione nel 1909, e a quel tempo era relativamente stabile.1. La maggior parte del ritiro osservato si è verificato prima del 1964, ed è noto anche che questo ghiacciaio è avanzato in parte (almeno 0,6 km) durante condizioni un po' più fredde negli anni '70, prima di ritirarsi di 0,4 km tra il 1984 e il 2002 (Hall et al. 2005). Poiché il ghiacciaio McCarty è un ghiacciaio marea, cioè un ghiacciaio che termina nell'acqua dell'oceano ma è sufficientemente spesso da impedire di galleggiare, il suo comportamento può rispondere in modo piuttosto irregolare ai cambiamenti climatici. I ghiacciai di questo tipo sono spesso tra quelli che si ritirano più velocemente perché l'assottigliamento del ghiacciaio può causare il galleggiamento parziale e l'infiltrazione di acqua di mare sotto il ghiacciaio che favorisce il distacco degli iceberg e un ulteriore ritiro. Di conseguenza, il tasso di ritiro, una volta innescato dalle perturbazioni climatiche, può essere correlato maggiormente alla profondità del canale che ai cambiamenti effettivi di temperatura o precipitazioni (Vieli et al. 2002).
Русский: Деградация ледников McCarty на Аляске
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  1. July 7th, 1909 by Ulysses Sherman Grant, USGS photo library, public domain 2
  2. August 11, 2004 by Bruce F. Molnia, USGS, public domain 3
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