Forest Service reminds tourists why Mendenhall glacier is shrinking

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In a wing of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center a small crowd of onlookers is watching a debate between a man and an employee. The tourist is wearing a floppy hat and red shirt. And he’s leaning on a silver tipped cane as he listens — waiting for a chance to respond.
Kat Pratt is a ranger and interpreter.
She was delivering talking points on sea level rise when the man — who didn’t want to give his name — challenged her. He thinks rising temperatu