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A Glacial Lake’s Evolution

The outlet of Berg Lake, dammed by the Steller Glacier in Alaska, has been reconfigured after decades of ice retreat.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published August 4, 2025
Data acquired July 13, 2003 - June 29, 2024

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 8 > OLI