Scientists warn that Glacier National Park is melting even faster than before... and icecaps will be GONE by 2020

There were once 150 glaciers in Montana's Glacier National Park, now there are just 25.
Time to see the pristine panoramas is running out faster than ever before, with some experts saying the previous forecast of complete glacier eradication by 2030 is wrong - it will happen much sooner.
Thanks to climate change and pollution, scientists now believe the endangered landscapes will be entirely gone in less than a decade, causing devastating effects on the environment and the tourism industry.

Alarm: There were once 150 glaciers in Montana's Glacier National Park, now there are just 25

Deadline: Time to see the pristine panoramas is running out faster than ever before, with some experts saying the previous estimate of 2030 is wrong

Melt: Thanks to climate change and pollution, scientists like Dan Fagre, right, now believe the endangered landscapes will be entirely gone in less than a decade

'The glaciers are continuing to shrink every year and at some point they will be gone,' said Dan Fagre, a scientist with the United States Geological Survey, to CBS. 
He has been studying the glaciers for the past 20 years, careful to monitor their size with aerial photography.

'I can remember exactly where a lot of these glaciers used to be, and see how much smaller they are,' he said.
Scientists have been closely monitoring the glaciers growth and shrinkage over the past several decades.

Before: The disappearance of the glaciers will cause devastating effects on the environment and the tourism industry

After: Mr Fagre, a scientist with the United States Geological Survey, has been studying the glaciers for 20 years

Now and Then: Since 1966, 11 glaciers have completely disappeared and in the next few years, scientists expect the remaining 25 to melt away as well

Season: The average temperature in the park has risen two degrees since 1950 and spring has been arriving three weeks earlier in recent years

Danger: Some strands of wild flowers have already disappeared thanks to the hotter, dryer summers

Since 1966, 11 glaciers have completely disappeared and in the next few years, scientists expect the remaining 25 to melt away as well.
'The snow is melting faster than it's being added to so the glaciers are just getting smaller,' said glacier guide Corrie Holloway to CBS.
She said that the average temperature in the park has risen two degrees since 1950 and spring has been arriving three weeks earlier in recent years.
Tourists seem to have gotten the memo, visiting in droves to gaze upon the glaciers' majesty before they are extinct.
'We've made a lot of top 10 lists lately - you know that "you have to come here before a certain time' before the glaciers melt and see the glaciers,"' she told CBS.

Ticking: 'The snow is melting faster than it's being added to so the glaciers are just getting smaller,' said glacier guide Corrie Holloway, pictured

Change: 'We've made a lot of top 10 lists lately - you know that "you have to come here before a certain time' before the glaciers melt and see the glaciers,"' she said

Endangered: Tourists seem to have gotten the memo, visiting in droves to gaze upon the glaciers' majesty before they are extinct

Laurel Meeks, who first hiked the park 23 years before, said she couldn't believe how much has disappeared.
'It's quite interesting to see it change that fast,' she said.
'I just find that a glacier sounds pretty permanent, and all of a sudden it's like, "no way it can't change that quickly," and yet it is.'

Precious: Glacier water feeds the streams and lakes, which in turn provide a home to marine life

Mrs Holloway said that the loss to the park will be more than snowy peaks.
'This is a huge portion of our fresh water on this Earth,' Mrs Holloway said.
'And when they're gone - we lose that. That's huge.'
Glacier water feeds the streams and lakes, which in turn provide a home to marine life.
Some strands of wild flowers have already disappeared thanks to the hotter, dryer summers.