Most of Alaska's glaciers have been shrinking in a meltdown that began at least two centuries ago and appears to be accelerating, according to a new comprehensive study that drew on thousands of historical and scientific sources.

After analyzing more than 2,000 glaciers in 11 mountain ranges and three archipelagos -- including 780 glaciers that have names -- federal glaciologist Bruce Molnia found that only about a dozen of the large, named glaciers have advanced during the past few years.

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