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Lake on the surface of Lirung Glacier. The rapid drainage of such lakes may cause flooding downstream and may have contributed to devastating mudflows during the earthquake.

Perspectives on the Nepal earthquake

28 Apr 2015

As the death toll continues to rise in Nepal, Senior Lecturer Dr Ian Willis, and PhD student Evan Miles, from the Scott Polar Research Institute...

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RRS James Clark Ross

Team sets out to research Antarctic ice loss

09 Sep 2013

Scientists from Cambridge University are joining a team of British researchers embarking on an ambitious mission to the Antarctic to learn more about...

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