Athabasca Glacier and Sunwapta Lake at Dusk Columbia Icefield, Jasper

Photo by Stephen A. Nelson

There's no such thing as man-made global warming.

And if you believe that, I've got a vanishing glacier to sell you. 

This is the most-visited glacier in North America. But maybe not for long.

It's already receded several hundred metres in the last 25 years - and the recession is accelerating. 

Geologists predict that within 100 years, the Athabasca glacier will become an alpine meadow. 

See my story on visiting the Icefields Parkway:
http://brandonsunnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/highway-to-heaven-travelling-canadian.html 

See David Suzuki's Geological Journey program on the Columbia Icefield which comprises the Athabasca glacier and others.

http://www.cbc.ca/geologic/field_guide/rck_athabasca.html?dataPath=/photogallery/documentaries/gallery_654/xml/gallery_654.xml&detectflash=false&detectflash=false