Category: Climate Change
2024 Comox Glacier Ice Loss
Here in the Comox Valley, we are reminded of this every time we walk, bike, or drive around, and see the evidence staring us right in the face. The Comox Glacier is continuing to melt at an alarming rate. Two more large exposed areas of rock are now visible, and there is evidence of…
2013 to 2021 Comox Glacier Ice Loss
Estimated 95 foot vertical Ice loss Between 2013 and 2021 In 1988, NASA climate scientist James Hansen’s powerful testimony [link] to the US Congress made clear the threats posed by climate change. At that time, the carbon in the atmosphere was 348 parts per million, [ppm] measured at the observatory on Mauna Loa, Hawaii….
Comox Glacier lost 80 vertical feet in 7 years. 2013/2020
September 28th 2020 On September 28th, 2020, continuing an ongoing seven year project, I took a close-up photograph of the Comox Glacier, showing new rock exposure on all sides of the glacier, and a new big exposed rock right in the middle. This means the glacier will probably continue to melt not only from the…
BC hydro Dams environmentally could be as bad as the Alberta Oil Sands
Homes are heated by wood, oil, gas, and BC Hydro. The hazards of wood, oil and gas are well known but there is a major environmental cost of BC Hydro’s dams, a lot of it unseen, and little known to the public, which must be included in this discussion. 1- Thousands of productive salmon runs…
Comox Glacier 2013 to 2019 Ice Loss
2013 to 2019 Before and after slider (above ) The photo on the left was taken the 4th week of September, 2013. The photo on the right was taken the 4th week of September, 2019. All the glacier photos have been shot from the bird observation deck on the Dyke Road in Courtenay, BC, about…
Comox Glacier 2013 to 2018 Ice Loss
Zoom in and use the slider to see the loss of ice over the last 6 years The Photo on the left was taken on the 4th week of Sept 2013 the right one was taken on the 4th week of Sept 2018. All of these shots were taken from the bird observation deck on … Continue reading Comox Glacier 2013 to 2018 ICE LOSS