In Utah, near White Pine Lake, there is a seemingly ordinary wall of loose rocks. This formation actually conceals glacier ice, according to Scott Hotaling. While many are familiar with snowy glaciers, rock glaciers remain less studied and often unnoticed. They cover over 10,000 formations in the western United States.
Rock glaciers present a potential climate solution. Beneath their rocky surface, they preserve ice that could serve as hidden water reserves.
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