Sentences with phrase «other glacial lakes»

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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.

During the Last Glacial Maximum when the Earth was much colder, closed - basin lakes in currently dry parts of western North America, the Middle East and South America were much larger than they are now, as evidenced by radiocarbon dating and other testing of their ancient shorelines.

With the chalk ridge forming a dam to the south, and the Rhine and other rivers flowing into the glacial lake, the water would have kept rising.

The entire site sits at an elevation of 3,000 meters in Colorado's Rocky Mountain range and is characterized by alpine tundra, glacial lakes, permafrost and other features.

Other outdoor attractions offered include the rustic Kiwi country life, the amazingly scenic Queenstown which is also known as the «Adventure Capital» of New Zealand where bungee jumping was born, the quaint and picturesque village of Arrowtown which comes to life with vibrant colours every autumn, and the awesome Aoraki Mount Cook range of snow - capped mountains, pristine glacial lakes and a network of powder - blue canals.

Other factors being investigated are the impact of lakes on Greenland's glacial surfaces, the effect of dust and soot on the ice sheet (which have been shown to have a major impact in accelerating melting in Himalayan glaciers), and how surface meltwater affects ice flow into the ocean (previous research has shown that is speeds it and is increased by short term weather extremes).