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Ice Quakes Cause Glacial Ice to Flow Toward the Ocean
What are ice quakes? Learn how the discovery of ice quakes deep within the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet is helping ...
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Earthquakes may not be primary driver of glacial lake outburst floods
Wood et al, Shaking up Assumptions: Earthquakes Have Rarely Triggered Andean Glacier Lake Outburst Floods, Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2023GL105578 ...
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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
Flows of ice and debris from high altitudes and the sudden appearance of meltwater ponds on a glacier's surface are two more ...
China's Glacial Area Shrinks 26% In 60 Years, 7,000 Glaciers Disappear
China is staring at a water crisis in the mid-to-long term after the latest climate data showed a rapidly depleting glacial ...
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Concerns over earthquake monitoring in the Pacific Northwest raised after federal cuts
In addition to earthquakes, monitoring systems help detect ... network told KING 5 they also wanted to improve monitoring at Glacier Peak. The seismic network is partnered with the USGS.