# Colorado’s iconic glaciers are fast vanishing with new photo showing how one has almost disappeared in just two years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/colorados-iconic-glaciers-are-fast-vanishing-with-new-photo-showing-how-one-has-almost-disappeared-in-just-two-years/
- Published: 2026-10-27T17:09:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T17:25:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242761/Colorado-iconic-glaciers-vanishing-new-photo-disappeared.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- St Vrain Glacier has thinned markedly in two years.
- Colorado glaciers are losing ice faster amid heat and low snowfall.
- Scientists say the trend reflects a wider global decline.

## Summary

Photographs show St Vrain Glacier in Boulder County, Colorado, has thinned sharply between September 2024 and September 2026. Scientists say unusually low snowfall and high temperatures, linked to climate change, are accelerating ice loss and threatening a feature tied to Colorado’s identity and water resources.

Colorado has recorded its worst snowpack and a hotter-than-average year; the Colorado Climate Center says the state was 6.1°F warmer over the past 12 months than its 20th-century average. This year, Andrews Glacier lost more than 12 feet, Arapaho Glacier 10 feet and Isabella Glacier 6.5 feet, while St Mary’s snowfield melted away for the first time in at least a century. Glaciologist Dan McGrath says the rate of thinning has doubled compared with the previous five years, reflecting a wider global decline in glacier ice.

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