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Summer - Good Time to Think About Kansas Glaciers

Commentator Rex Buchanan views glaciers during a recent trip to Alaska. (Photo by Mindy James)
Commentator Rex Buchanan views glaciers during a recent trip to Alaska. (Photo by Mindy James)

It's mid-July. And a simmering summer heat wave continues to cook Kansas... and everything in it. And while there's no cold front in sight, Commentator Rex Buchanan invites us to imagine a much cooler Kansas -- a time when thick sheets of ice covered the northeast section of the state.


Commentator Rex Buchanan is a writer and traveler. He also serves as director of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas.