And it sucks because it almost certainly won't grow back. Even in the wildest best case scenario where some temporary AGW feedback loop or a bout of crazy natural variability advances the glaciers for a spontaneous cold decade, the long term trend is still bleak.
Saw a local met posting a pic of the Palmer snowfield on Mt. Hood today. It's almost gone. This summer was nearly record breakingly warm down here, after an all time record July. Our glaciers will be gone before my grandchildren have been born.