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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
An earth scientist explains the impact that ice loss can have on the stability of the surrounding mountain slopes and glacial lakes.
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Growing risk of melting glaciers
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 ...
Glaciers are melting fast—putting millions at risk for flash floods
Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.
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Army Corps secures funding to find a long-term flood solution in Mendenhall Valley
The agency received $4.75 million, but city officials say more money is needed for a fleshed-out feasibility study to assess ...
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As Glaciers Melt, Risk Of Catastrophic Flash Floods Rises For Millions
Too much water behind these dams or a landslide into the lake can break the dam, sending huge volumes ... lake dammed by ice on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier. Those floods, including in 2024 ...
Houston Chronicle10d
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from a glacial lake dammed by ice on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier. Those floods, including in 2024, were driven by a melting glacier that slowly ...
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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
Too much water behind these dams or a landslide into the lake can break the dam, sending huge volumes ... lake dammed by ice on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier. Those floods, including in 2024 ...