Sentences with phrase «glacier lakes as»

Apart from 19 peaks over 3,000 meters high, the national park houses some glaciers and glacier lakes as well.

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The changes to our planet as a result of global warming are apparent for all to see: the receding glaciers in temperate climates, the reduction in rainfall and advancing deserts in Africa and the lakes in the Mideast and Asia that are virtually disappearing.

Bogdal reckons that a glacier feeding the lake has been storing these chemicals for decades and is releasing them as it melts.

There are ways to monitor when the dam of a glacial lake might break: Scientists track the lake's depth, the geological composition and geometry of its dam, and other factors, such as melting rate and steepness of adjacent glaciers.

Most of these lakes are in the eastern Himalayas, where glacier lakes are expanding more rapidly than those in other parts of the mountain range mostly due to rising temperatures and decreasing snowfall during the summer monsoon as a result of climate change.

A small glacier lake known as Nagma Pokhari sits nestled in a valley near Mount Everest in Nepal, surrounded by steep walls of sediment that hold the icy waters in place.

As glaciers in most parts of the Himalayas melt, floods caused by the bursting of rapidly expanding glacial lakes pose an increasing risk to mountain communities.

He and colleagues thought that the answer to the floodwater question might also lie in the lakes» moraines — piles of sediments bulldozed by glaciers into high ridges that act as dams.

As the lake beneath the glacier grew, pressure overcame the strength of the ice dam.

The modern lakes are the remnants of a giant prehistoric lake, known as glacial Lake Peace, which covered much of the area between the retreating glacilake, known as glacial Lake Peace, which covered much of the area between the retreating glaciLake Peace, which covered much of the area between the retreating glaciers.

The ridge acted as a dam, holding back a lake that had formed in front of a nearby glacier.

As the glaciers receded, the lakes formed from melt water.

Bacteria and other microbes that fell on the glacier surface would have spent a million years being carried downward as more snow fell above them before they eventually plopped into the lakes.

The ordinary meter - or - two - a-year speed of the glacier's flow increased roughly tenfold as it passed over the lakes.

As a glacier moves, it grinds the bedrock beneath, creating silt that the glacier's meltwater washes into the lake below.

Head to your local science center and check out NASA's new short film showcasing the frozen portions of the earth known as the cryosphere, which includes not only glaciers and permafrost but also frozen lakes and rivers and areas with seasonal snowfall.

As glaciers recede, they leave behind lakes typically dammed by bedrock or glacial debris.

When glaciers retreated thousands of years ago, they trapped relic salt water in depressions that are now high - salinity lakes such as Ace Lake.

Since IPCC (2001) the cryosphere has undergone significant changes, such as the substantial retreat of arctic sea ice, especially in summer; the continued shrinking of mountain glaciers; the decrease in the extent of snow cover and seasonally frozen ground, particularly in spring; the earlier breakup of river and lake ice; and widespread thinning of antarctic ice shelves along the Amundsen Sea coast, indicating increased basal melting due to increased ocean heat fluxes in the cavities below the ice shelves.

Trek among glaciers and alpine lakes, as well as to local villages and lesser known Inca sites tucked into the slopes.

The photo of a slope of sparkling snow with the iconic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and jagged mountains littered with glaciers as the backdrop will require a #notphotoshoped disclaimer.

When we get out of the car at a junction near Lake Louise, the view isn't as wonderful as we have seen in guidebooks because the glacier is obscured by fog.

The lake's beautifully - colored rocks were formed by glaciers, as were many of the impressive cliffs and waterfalls nearby.

This trip includes a helicopter flight over the glacier as well as a three - hour stay at the lake.

Known for its soaring mountains, lakes, waterfalls and stunning blue icebergs that slice the glaciers and grasslands whilst sheltering rare wildlife such as guanacos.

As the Vashon glacier receded a series of proglacial lakes formed, filling the main trough of Puget Sound and inundating the southern lowlands.

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing, named by Lonely Planet as one of the Top 10 World Parks, simmers with andesitic volcanoes, freezing crater lakes and retreating glaciers from the ice age.

As the summer quickly passes, I will continue to take in the colors of the lakes, the beauty of the glaciers, and the way the rivers bring life to every corner of the park.

Among Jasper National Park's attractions are the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, as well as many more stunning lakes, mountains, waterfalls and hot springs.

Our train departs from the town centre and climbs along the mountain base, passing the Eibsee Lake as well as «Hell Valley», named so thanks to it's narrow gorge that gives way to steep valley walls, on its way to the Zugspitzplatt, situated by the impressive Schneeferner glacier.

As the second - largest country in the world (after Russia), Canada boasts a wealth of diverse landscapes, from the stark beauty of the glacier - hewn valleys to the lush forests surrounding Maligne Lake.

The Maligne Canyon, a 164 feet (50 metres) deep gorge of sheer limestone walls with a number of interesting rock formations, is very popular with tourists, as is Maligne Lake - the largest glacier - fed body of water in the region.

New Zealand, known as the Land of the Long White Cloud, has some of the most diverse environments on earth, from beaches and rainforests to mountains, lakes, glaciers and volcanoes.

The Icefields Parkway has been recognized as one of the most scenic drives in the world, with over 100 visible glaciers, turquoise lakes, rushing waterfalls and numerous hiking trails, picnic spots and campgrounds.

Early the next morning we rode out to take in the vast, dramatic landscapes just as explorers would have done centuries before, followed by kayaking on a flat azure lake alongside creaking glaciers.

There are numerous day walks on offer at he valley, a unique glacial lake cruise, as well as scenic flights over the mountain and surrounding glaciers — breathtaking views!

As if the gorgeous stars weren't enough, you will be surrounded by the Salkantay Lake, the glaciers of the Salkantay and Humantay Mountains and the indescribable moraines (natural formations of small hills produced from the pressure of ice falling from the glaciers above).

As part of Caravan's guided Canadian Rockies tour in and around Jasper you'll also get to visit to the picturesque, glacier - fed Maligne Lake.

It would be more correct to say that 1880 represented the center of a wet spike lasting hardly a decade — a very short time in the life of an 11,000 year old glacier — and that the subsequent drying represented a return to «normal» conditions, as illustrated in the accompanying long term lake - level graph from [Nicholson and Yin, 2001].

Outflow from the ice - dammed lake is estimated to have been 11.3 million cubic meters; the additional 17.5 million cubic meters is due to frictional melting of ice as the flood traveled in contact with the glacier, together with an input from base flow.»

In fact in a dry year such as 1998 glaciers yielded 28 billion gallons of runoff to Baker Lake, while other sources were below average, which amounted to 45 % of the total basin flow.

In fact in a dry year such as 1998 glaciers yielded 110 million m3 of runoff to Baker Lake, while other sources were below average, which amounted to 45 % of the total basin flow (Pelto, 2008).

These glaciers store as much water as all of the states lakes, rivers, and reservoirs combined, and 25 % of the North Cascade region's total summer water supply.

As the glaciers melt they are rapidly filling glacial lakes, creating a flood risk.

As they move, they grind the bedrock beneath them, creating silt that the glacier's meltwater washes into the lake below.

As temperatures rise and glaciers melt, lakes are formed.

Retreating glaciers opened a route for two ancient meltwater lakes, known as Agassiz and Ojibway, to suddenly and catastrophically drain from the middle of the North American continent.

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Scientists have found that global warming is melting Bolivia's glaciers and has increased evaporation rates by as much as 200 percent near its key lakes.

They then turned to the glacial lakes − bodies of water left behind as a glacier retreats.