Losing a Long-Watched Glacier – 70% of Mass Depleted From Peyto Glacier in Alberta
Peyto Glacier, 1999-2021.Scientists have been observing Peyto Glacier in Alberta since the 1960s.Peyto Glacier in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada is among the most closely monitored glaciers in the world. In 1968, the United Nations selected Peyto as a reference glacier for the International Hydrological Decade research initiative. Ever since, teams of researchers have traveled to the Canadian Rockies on a regular basis to conduct field work and calculate changes in the mass of the glacier, providing the scientific…