Satellites Detect Seasonal Pulses in Earth’s Glaciers

Satellites Detect Seasonal Pulses in Earth’s Glaciers: Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska is the planet’s largest piedmont glacier, with ice that spills from the Saint Elias Mountains’ higher elevations and spreads out like pancake batter onto the coastal plain. Though it might appear static, the glacier is “alive” with movement throughout the year, typically speeding up in spring and slowing to a crawl by