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Hikers in Anchorage, Alaska, were positioned dangerously close to a massive glacier collapse on April 11.Jason R Rouch Jr said he was enjoying the beautiful weather and decided to hike out to the ...
Well documented in Alaska are surging glaciers that have been known to rapidly advance, even as much as 100 m (330 ft) per day. Variegated, Black Rapids, Muldrow, Susitna and Yanert are examples of surging glaciers in Alaska that have made rapid advances in the past. These glaciers are all retreating overall, punctuated by short periods of advance.
The glacier is close to sealing off Russell Fjord (top) from Disenchantment Bay (below). A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a type of outburst flood caused by the failure of a dam containing a glacial lake. An event similar to a GLOF, where a body of water contained by a glacier melts or overflows the glacier, is called a jökulhlaup.
At 8:19 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on October 17, 2015, the side of a mountain collapsed on the western end of the head of Taan Fiord, [1] [2] [3] a finger of Icy Bay formed by the retreat of Tyndall Glacier. [1] [4] The resulting landslide generated a megatsunami in Taan Fjord.
A National Park Service report on Alaska's glaciers noted glaciers within Alaska national parks shrank 8% between the 1950s and early 2000s and glacier-covered area across the state decreased by ...
The new report similarly draws attention to the risk of AMOC collapse. Additionally, it projects that roughly two-thirds of glacier ice in the European Alps will be lost by 2050 if global ...
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Eklutna Glacier is a land terminating glacier in Chugach State Park and the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. [1] Runoff from Eklutna Glacier contributes to Eklutna Lake, the main source of drinking water for the Anchorage community as well as hydroelectric power via the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project.