When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.
The agency received $4.75 million, but city officials say more money is needed for a fleshed-out feasibility study to assess ...
Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...