Kenai Fjords National Park is known for glaciers. These massive sheets of ice and snow slowly creep downhill or into the ocean and, along with ice caps, hold about 67.8 percent of the world’s fresh water. Unfortunately, the Kenai Fjords National Park glaciers, like other glaciers around the world, are shrinking due to climate change. While this can have detrimental environmental impacts, the melting glaciers can also harm the park's tourism.
A study from the University of Washington and the National Park Service (NPS) analyzed how glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park changed over 38 years. According to a press release, 13 of the 19 glaciers in the park have retreated substantially — four are relatively stable and two have advanced. The park, which is nearly 670,000 acres, has various glaciers. Some terminate in the ocean, some in lakes and some on land, according to a press release.
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