As others shrink, Mount Shasta's glaciers growing

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

MOUNT SHASTA, Calif. -- Global warming is shrinking glaciers all over the world, but the seven tongues of ice creeping down Mount Shasta's flanks are a rare exception: They are the only long-established glaciers in the lower 48 states that are growing.

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