Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Manchester Metropolitan University
I am a geoscientist with interests in glaciology and the geomorphology of mountain environments. Much of my works focuses on understanding the mechanisms that shape landscapes (including glacial, fluvial and mass movement processes), as well the impacts of geohazards and high magnitude geomorphological events (including landslides and outburst floods).
Bolivia's fast-melting glaciers are leaving behind lakes that could cause catastrophic floods
Oct 21, 2016 09:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Bolivias glaciers have shrunk by more than 40% in the past few decades. This puts further pressure on an already stressed water supply, while the meltwater lakes left behind risk collapsing in sudden and catastrophic...
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