In mountain ranges around the world ... But as glaciers melt faster, they also pose potentially lethal risks. Water from the ...

"The preservation of glaciers is not only an environmental, economic, and social necessity. It is a matter of survival," said ...

Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once ... sending huge volumes of water and debris sweeping down the mountain valleys, wiping out everything in the way.

In mountain ranges around the world ... they also pose potentially lethal risks. Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once occupied by the glacier, creating large lakes.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once occupied by the ...