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Study Shows Proglacial Lakes Cause Glacier Ice to Recede Faster – AZoCleantech
According to a new study, meltwater lakes that develop at glacier margins cause ice to ebb relatively further and quicker than glaciers that end on land.
Written by AZoCleantechOct 12 2020
According to a new study, meltwater lakes that develop at glacier margins cause ice to ebb relatively further and quicker than glaciers that end on land.
Image Credit: Dr Jenna Sutherland.
However, current ice loss models do not reflect the impacts of these glacial lakes, warned the authors of the study. Therefore, estimates of the recession rates as well as the loss of ice mass from lake-terminating glaciers in the days to come might be underestimated.
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