Glaciers are melting fast—putting millions at risk for flash floods
Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.
The Kathmandu Post14h
Growing risk of melting glaciers
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 ...
Houston Chronicle9d
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland and Alaska ... held them together. These slides can create massive waves when they plummet into a lake. The waves can then ...
Surviving a Plane Crash Isn’t Just Luck. It’s About Doing These Things.
This means finding out where the exits are in case you need them in a hurry and spotting any potential obstacles, like ...
The Art Newspaper10d
An artist's intimate portrait of a dying glacier
Ohan Breiding’s experimental film and photography, on view at Mass Moca, pay homage to the disappearing Rhône Glacier in ...
Slate14d
The Things You Can Do to Survive a Plane Crash
While flying a Navy transport plane across a remote region of Iceland, he lost both engines in an ice storm and had to ... Since heels can puncture the evacuation slide, opt for flats with a ...