A world-first model of paleoclimate and hydrology in Iran has highlighted favorable routes for Neanderthals and modern human expansions eastwards into Asia.
Archaeology
Mar 1, 2023
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In their study published in the journal Nature, researchers characterized more than 1,500 glacial lake outbursts recorded in mountain regions worldwide since 1900 based on water volume, peak discharge, timing and source lake ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 16, 2023
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Violent flooding from glacier lakes formed or enlarged by climate change threatens at least 15 million people worldwide, most of them in four countries, researchers said Tuesday.
Environment
Feb 11, 2023
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Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes, with just four countries accounting for more than half of those exposed.
Environment
Feb 7, 2023
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As dawn broke over Javed Rahi's Pakistani mountain village, a loud boom shattered the silence and a torrent of water came cascading down from the melting glacier nearby, followed by a thick cloud of smoke.
Environment
Jul 7, 2022
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The Himalayas and neighboring mountain ranges (or High Mountain Asia), the planet's most extensive icy systems outside the polar regions, have the world's largest undeveloped hydropower potential and are seeing numerous dams ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2022
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Cryospheric ecosystems are some of the oldest on the planet. EPFL scientists have found that the microorganisms living in them have a unique genetic signature. They performed an inventory of the microorganisms in these ecosystems ...
Ecology
Jun 9, 2022
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Innovative research showing that populations of a small fish that live in both Iceland's lakes and marine waters, respond more quickly and differently to predators after they invade new freshwater lakes, demonstrating how ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2022
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Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have synthesized recent climate and environmental changes in Mt. Everest region.
Earth Sciences
Feb 18, 2022
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Brianna Rick, a doctoral student in the Department of Geosciences at Colorado State University, has been conducting research in Alaska for several years. She's developed an interest in studying glacial lakes, bodies of water ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2022
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