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Magnitude is a continuous theme all across Alaska. Not only is it the largest U.S. state by land area, but it also has seven ...

Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once occupied by the glacier, creating large lakes. Many of these expanding lakes are held in place by precarious ice dams or rock moraines ...

Small glacial lakes forming rapidly across the Himalayas pose unexpected flooding dangers to millions of people living downstream, according to reporting in Dialogue Earth. Scientists have discovered ...

Uttarakhand has appointed the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology as the nodal agency to monitor glacier lakes. With five ...

Iowa boasts a lake that was formed by the remains of glaciers that once blanketed the area, and its namesake town is a great family destination.

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Welcome to BASIN Glacial Waters, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise's new thermal wellness spa overlooking the emerald-green lake ...

When traveling between Willmar and Alexandria, sometimes the slower route proves to be more beautiful. The Glacial Ridge Trail was first designated a state trail in May 1969, and is one of dozens of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town.