Markers throughout Exit Glacier show how much it’s receded over time. The impacts of climate change are real, and the people of Alaska are living with them every day. It’s never been more important for us to work together to address this challenge. -bo
President Barack Obama pauses to view the Exit Glacier in Seward, Alaska, which according to National Park Service research, has retreated approximately 1.25 miles over the past 200 years
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President Barack Obama makes a selection at the Sweet Darlings ice cream shop
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President Barack Obama takes a boat tour to see the effects of climate change at the Kenai Fjords National Park
Doug Mills: President Obama looks from his boat at Bear Glacer during his boat tour of Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. @POTUS
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s hands rest on the railing of a boat during their tour of St. Andrews Bay in Panama City Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama kayaks while spending time with friends at a beach in Edgartown, Mass., Aug. 28, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha steer the “Bay Point Lady” during a tour of St. Andrews Bay off Panama City Beach, Fla., Aug. 15, 2010 (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Sasha take a tour of St Andrews Bay aboard the boat “Bay Point Lady” near Panama City Beach, Florida, August 15
First Lady Michelle Obama christens the USCGC Stratton with a bottle of champagne, during a ceremony at the Port of Pascagoula, in Pascagoula, Miss., July 23, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
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