Sentences with phrase «where glacier lakes»

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.

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After studying glacier change, the researchers used their 2014 glacial - lake observations to identify the lakes where outburst floods could occur and present a hazard to populations.

Other stories take place in more familiar Munro territory, the towns and countryside around Lake Huron, where the past shows through the present like the traces of a glacier on the landscape and strong emotions stir just beneath the surface of ordinary comings and goings.

Jökulsárlón is located on the edge of the famous Vatnajökull National Park and the place where you can see the large lake where you'll find some beautiful glaciers (even in Summer).

Stop in breathtaking Lake Louise, where cold waters mirror the surrounding mountains and glaciers.

Humantay lake Peru is located at 4200 m.a.s.l. and is surrender by the Salkantay glacier and Humantay Glacier, with a full day tour you will enjoy all this area an then you will take a car to rich ollantaytambo where you will board the train to Aguas Calientes.

Optionally, we can visit Lake Umantay, natural wonder from where we can appreciate the glaciers of the same name.

This morning visit the Tasman Glacier where you will have an amazing up - close encounter with New Zealand's largest glacier, taking a cruise across the milky terminal lake and enjoying an awe - inspiring backdrop of alpine scenery.

Cryosphere All regions on and beneath the surface of the Earth and ocean where water is in solid form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover, glaciers and ice sheets, and frozen ground (which includes permafrost).

Sea levels are rising (ask the Mayor of Miami who has spent tax monies to raise road levels), we've had 15 of the hottest years eve measured, more precipitation is coming down in heavy doses (think Houston), we're seeing more floods and drought than ever before (consistent with predictions), the oceans are measuring warmer, lake ice in North America is thawing sooner (where it happens in northern states and Canada), most glaciers are shrinking, early spring snowpacks out west have declined since the 1950's, growing seasons are longer throughout the plains, bird wintering ranges have moved north, leaf and bloom dates recorded by Thoreau in Walden have shifted in that area, insect populations that used to have one egg - larva - adult cycle in the summer now have two, the list goes on and on.