Alpine Bearberry in front of the Harding Ice field, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. The ice sheet up to 5000 feet thick in places is thinning rapi

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Alpine Bearberry in front of the Harding Ice field, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. The ice sheet up to 5000 feet thick in places is thinning rapidly due to warming temperatures.

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