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Some Glaciers Can Suddenly Surge Forward—with Dangerous Consequences
A global study finds 3,000 glaciers surge in clustered hotspots, causing floods and infrastructure damage as climate change alters surge frequency and timing.
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Some glaciers can suddenly surge forward—with dangerous consequences
It's difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing toward you, towering ice pillars constantly cracking as they inch forward. The motion is too slow to see in real time but is obvious from one day to the next.
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The surging Scheelebreen glacier in Svalbard advances into the frozen fjord, April 2022. Erik Schytt Mannerfelt, CC BYIt’s difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing towards you, towering ice pillars constantly cracking as they inch forward. The motion is too slow to see in real time, but obvious from one day to the next. One of us (Harold) experienced this during fieldwork in 2012 at Nathorstbreen on the Arctic archipe…
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