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  <dc:contributor>Scott A. Elias</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Richard Kelly</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Caitlyn Florentine</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2026</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;div id="preview-section-abstract"&gt;&lt;div id="abstracts" class="Abstracts u-font-serif"&gt;&lt;div id="ab0010" class="abstract author" lang="en"&gt;&lt;div id="as0010"&gt;&lt;div id="sp0050" class="u-margin-s-bottom"&gt;This chapter summarizes the location, status, and projections of glaciers in Alaska and western North America. Recent events, including the 2021 surge of Muldrow Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, are summarized. The implications of glacier loss for ecosystems, water resources, and mountain hazards are discussed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id="preview-section-introduction"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1016/B978-0-323-85242-5.00045-2</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Glaciers in Alaska and western North America</dc:title>
  <dc:type>chapter</dc:type>
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