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The Cryosphere showed how the collapse of two Aru glaciers are altering the landscape — slowly melting into two nearby lakes, and causing the water levels to swell. Eventually the lakes — called Aru Co and Memar Co — could merge into one within the next decade. "A scenario like that could significantly change the regional landscape and disrupt local ecosystems," wrote study co-author Tandong Yao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in a statement, according to a  Scientific American repo...

Scientific American The avalanches, linked to climate change, could alter local ecology and increase flood risks Print The surprise collapse of two Tibetan glaciers in 2016 drew the notice of climate scientists worldwide. A new study finds that the consequences of these ice avalanches are still rippling today. Credit: Joshua Stevens and Jesse Allen Advertisement In July 2016, a glacier in Tibets Aru mountain range suddenly and catastrophically collapsed. The resulting ice avalanche buried more...