glacier
The largest chain of tropical mountains in the world, comprising thirty peaks higher than 6000 meters above sea level, is the Cordillera Blanca; located in Ancash, Peru. In 1975, the Huascaran National Park was created, covering the entirety of this Cordillera over 4000 m.a.s.l....
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Modeling glacial lake outburst flood process chain: the case of Lake Palcacocha and Huaraz, Peru...
It turns out that Asia's glaciers are shrinking fast. Scientists have found along the Tien Shan, Central Asia's largest mountain range, glaciers have lost a staggering 27 percent of their mass and 18 percent of their area during the last 50 years.
Glaciers play an important...
It turns out that Asia's glaciers are shrinking fast. Scientists have found along the Tien Shan, Central Asia's largest mountain range, glaciers have lost a staggering 27 percent of their mass and 18 percent of their area during the last 50 years.
Glaciers play an important...
. Glaciers of the Bolivian Andes represent an important
water resource for Andean cities and mountain communities,
yet relatively little work has assessed changes in
their extent over recent decades. In many mountain regions,
glacier recession has been accompanied by the development
of proglacial lakes, which can pose a glacial lake outburst
flood (GLOF) hazard. However, no studies have assessed...