NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
Snow and ice loss warms the land surface and air, setting off a feedback loop of further ice loss. This destabilises the ...
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Why is Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) important for UPSC exam
Here’s your knowledge nugget for today. The environment ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) has cleared a proposal to construct a 118-metre high dam in the same place where a devastating ...
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The best lenses for landscapes: wide-angle zooms for capturing sweeping vistas
I tend to find that the best lenses for landscape photography are wide-angle zooms. Zoom versatility is great for fine-tuning your composition without forcing you to try and get to inaccessible ...
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Mechanical Properties of Frozen Glacial Tills due to Short Periods of Thawing
Due to the warming climate, glacier retreat has left massive glacial tills in steep gullies; ice in the soil is prone to change phase resulting in the decrease of the ice strength and bonding of soil ...