Starting in about the middle ages a global cooling settled in for
a few centuries.
The snowline probably lay lower than the current 7000 foot level seen on
Hawaii at this time.
If either Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa were a mere thousand feet taller
they would each carry a year round snowpack.
a few centuries.
The snowline probably lay lower than the current 7000 foot level seen on
Hawaii at this time.
If either Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa were a mere thousand feet taller
they would each carry a year round snowpack.