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A long-standing riddle of the glacial lake floods solved – AlKhaleej Today
A long-standing riddle of the glacial lake floods solved
A long-standing secret of the glacial lake are floods or Jokulhlaups that suddenly and unpredictably arise from glaciers or ice caps. Scientists have long studied the evolution of these floods, which are among the largest on earth. These floods affect the movement of some glaciers and pose a significant threat in Iceland. And the mechanism and timing of these floods were not understood.
A new study by the University of Hawaii in Mnoa, astrobiologist and earth scientist Eric Gaidos, has solved this…
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