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Floods and landslides: Assessing the risks of glacial lake outbursts
The city of Huaraz, Peru, is just down the valley to the right of the lake. Governments have responded to this widespread and ...
Himalayan glacial lakes are expanding at an alarming rate: How they are putting thousands at risk
Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby ...
Glaciers — no frozen relics but the pulse of earth’s water system
The declaration of the World Day for Glaciers, on March 21, is a global call to action as protecting glaciers is protecting ...
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Earth's glaciers 'will not survive the 21st century' scientists warn - as five of the past six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat on record
The subsequent flood rushed down the valley to the city of Huaraz, killing between 1,800 and 5,000 people. Recent studies have shown that the risk of glacial lake outbursts has only become greater ...
Melting glaciers put 2 billion people at risk around the world, says new report
Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.
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Can the Alps' Largest Glacier Be Saved?
Swiss scientists suggest the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps, can be partially preserved if global warming is ...