Glaciers in the rocky mountains are receding and thining. Ofthe 853 glaciers inv

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Glaciers in the rocky mountains are receding and thining. Ofthe 853 glaciers inventoried in 1975 in the North and SouthSaskatchewn river basins, 328 have disappeared completely. thetotal glacial area of the north saskatchewan river basin declined22% from 1975 to 1998, while glacial cover decreased 36% in theSouth Saskatchenewan river basin. Question What percentage of glaciers inventoried in 1975 disappeared by2007 in the Nort and Sout Saskatchewn river basin I suppose to write a two sentence interpretation of theresults Glaciers in the rocky mountains are receding and thining. Ofthe 853 glaciers inventoried in 1975 in the North and SouthSaskatchewn river basins, 328 have disappeared completely. thetotal glacial area of the north saskatchewan river basin declined22% from 1975 to 1998, while glacial cover decreased 36% in theSouth Saskatchenewan river basin. Question What percentage of glaciers inventoried in 1975 disappeared by2007 in the Nort and Sout Saskatchewn river basin I suppose to write a two sentence interpretation of theresults

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From the wording of the question, it appears that you're notinterested in the decrease in the area per se, but simple a countof the number of glaciers that disappeared (i.e., area= 0). If this is correct, it's quite simple: 328/853 = .3845 =38.45%

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