Related: See all the best images of Earth from space At the terminal end of each glacier (near the bottom of the satellite image), slim crescents of rough jagged ground, known as moraines ...
New research has tracked the evolution of a glacier lake dammed by a glacier surge using satellite images, to help better understand its life cycle and the hazard it presents to nearby communities.
A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards.