glaciers

Glacial resources

Whilst glaciers in high mountain regions represent a hazard, they can also provide a multitude of glacial resources to communities living downstream as well as further afield.  Glaciers, and the mountainous regions in which they are found not only provide water and minerals in meltwater runoff, but also provide opportunities for the likes of tourism, …

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Introduction to Glacial Lakes

Introduction | Types of glacial lakes | Moraine-dammed | Ice-dammed | Bedrock-dammed | Supraglacial | Subglacial | Summary What are glacial lakes and where are they found? During the last few decades, accelerated ice mass loss and glacial retreat has resulted not only the expansion of existing glacial lakes but also the formation of new …

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