Mount Hood’s Palmer Snowfield Nearly Vanished This Fall. Here’s What Happened
Mount Hood’s Palmer slope was nearly bare before this weekend’s fresh snow. Satellite estimates, glacier research and climbing rangers explain what changed and why a dusting offers little protection.
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