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Researchers Warn: Meltwater Lakes Are Accelerating Glacier Ice Loss – SciTechDaily
Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to a new study. …

Hooker Lake, New Zealand (2016). Credit: Jenna Sutherland
Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to a new study. But the effects of these glacial lakes are not represented in current ice loss models, warn the study authors.
Therefore, estimates of recession rates and ice mass loss from lake-terminating glaciers in the coming decades are likely to be under-estimated.
Many mountain glaciers …
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