What’s happening to Alaska’s glaciers and how it could impact your trip

When travelers visit Alaska, they often want to see glaciers .

And it’s the perfect place for those.

The Last Frontier is home to the most glaciers in the U.S. There are roughly 27,000 glaciers across the state, covering an area of about 80,000 square kilometers, according to Louis Sass, an Anchorage-based glaciologist with the Alaska Science Center U.S. Geological Survey .

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An excursion boat heads toward Dawes Glacier in Alaska, as passengers aboard the Celebrity Edge enjoy views from a distance. Eve Chen

“That’s about the same amount of area as the state of South Carolina or Lake Superior,” he said…

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