What are some human uses for glaciers?

You can drink the water coming from a glacier. And tourism. You can charge people to fly up to it on your helicopter, get out, explore, and return. That's how I paid for part of college, working for a glacial trekking firm. read more

Glaciers are a time capsule of air and water from an earlier age. When all the glaciers are melting in temperate and polar regions: that's a sign. Their physical characteristics tell us a lot: length, depth, area, cross-section, velocity, etc. read more

Human use of Glaciers Glaciers provide water for drinking and irrigating crops People living in Peru and Bolivia rely on water from melting glaciers and ice caps to provide water during the dry spells of the year. read more

Glaciers also can be very useful to the winter skiing industry, by guaranteeing that the resort will have some skiing, even if the winter snowfall is very poor. Some glaciers in North America offer all-year-round skiing. read more