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Climate change is accelerating ice loss and rapidly expanding glacial lakes – The European Scientist
The volume of glacial lakes increased by 50 per cent over the past three decades due to climate change, according to sallelite data.
Water from melting glaciers is sharply increasing the volume of glacial lakes, according to a new study published on 31 August in the journal Nature Climate Change (1). The volume of glacial lakes increased by 50 per cent that is, 50.8 cubic kilometres in the past 30 years, which is equivalent to the volume of 20 million Olympic-size swimming pools.
Glacial lakes are an important source of freshwater for some of the poorest people in the world. However, most glacial lakes are dammed by ice or l…
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