According to new research published in the journal PNAS, the area taken up by glacial lakes could grow by around 1,640 square miles in Alaska, or become about four times their current size as retreat continues to occur.
All this is growing the number of local impacts and risks, particularly the potential for outburst floods.
Global Expansion And Local Hazards
The growth of glacial lakes is happening globally, with the numbers rising steadily around the Greenland Ice Sheet, through Western North America, in High Mountain Asia, and in Alaska.
Glacial lakes can occur beside glaciers in…
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