Science Student at the Glacier

Wouldn't learning new things about glaciers be neat?! Well, James Roush did just that. To earn a Master of Science degree, he studied Bering Glacier in Alaska during its surge in 1993-1994. Remember, a surging glacier can flow really fast, from 100 to 1000 times faster than it normally flows. A surge can last as long as four years. Most surging glaciers are located in Alaska and northwestern Canada.

James found out how fast the Bering Glacier surged and what it looked like from space while it was surging. He did this by measuring landmarks on the glacier with images taken by a satellite in space named the First European Remote Sensing Satellite (called ERS-1).