Many Yosemite glaciers, including Merced Glacier, which was discovered by John Muir in 1871 and bolstered his glacial origins theory of the Yosemite area, have disappeared and most of the others have lost up to 75% of their surface area.
Mnohé yosemitské ledovce, které objevil v roce 1871 John Muir a vybudoval na nich svou teorii o původu ledovců, včetně Mercedského ledovce, již zmizely, a mnohé další ztratily až 75% svého povrchu.