The National Weather Service builds its glacial outburst flood forecasts based on the volume of the basin. ... That means there’s both more meltwater and more space to store that water.

Scientists have documented an unprecedented glacial flood in East Greenland, where an estimated 3,000 billion liters of meltwater surged through the ice in a matter of weeks. This catastrophic ...

More than half of the 15 million people at risk of glacial lake outbursts ... The meltwater fills the depression ... and it’s going to come cascading down a valley in massive flood ...

The meltwater outburst flood occurred between September 23 and October 11, during which the lake's water level plummeted 154 meters. ... is known as a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

Ludacris, the three-time Grammy award-winning rapper, must have a pretty eccentric bucket list, but his latest adventure — traveling to The Last Frontier to sample raw glacial meltwater — sat ...

The torrent of frigid meltwater that burst from an Alaskan glacier and flooded at least 100 homes has become a summertime scourge for the residents of Juneau who live in its path — and one with ...

For the first time, scientists have observed the release of a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, where more than 3,000 billion liters of meltwater were unleashed in just weeks. This ...

Ludacris posted a video of himself kneeling at a pool of crystal-clear glacial meltwater, filling a water bottle, taking a swing — and reacting as if he just took a sip from the Holy Chalice: ...

Kolkata, which depends on the Ganga for its water supply, faces severe consequences as glacier melt alters the river's flow patterns. Experts warn that as glacial meltwater increases, floods will ...

Suicide Basin, the birthplace of Juneau’s annual glacial outburst floods, sits about two miles above the terminus of Mendenhall Glacier. On Aug. 5, 2023, nearly 13 billions gallons of water ...