Earlier this year, Chilean scientists were amazed to find a deep hole where a glacial lake used to be.
今年早些时候,智利的科学家惊奇地在一个曾经是一座冰川湖的地方发现了一个很深的洞。
One of the most obvious changes, he adds, is the growth of what are known as glacial lake outburst floods (glofs).
他补充道,最明显的变化是被称为冰湖溃决洪水的增加。
This glacial lake is bound by the glacier snout on one end, and a moraine-a mound formed by the accumulation of sediments and rocks moved by the glacier-on the other.
这个冰川湖的一端是冰川的末端,另一端则是一排由冰川搬运来的沉积物和巖石累积而成的冰碛。
A row of red lawn chairs lines the shore of Crystal Lake, a 778-acre (315-hectare) glacial lake in northeastern Vermont popular for swimming, boating, and fishing.