Word: glaciorisk
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...risks associated with them are increasing. "Over the last 20 years, we've seen higher temperatures and more melting," says François Valla, a glacier expert with Grenoble's Cemagref research center. "We're seeing new lakes forming everywhere." To deal with the potential threats, Valla has launched Glaciorisk, a six-country scientific project that aims to improve our understanding of glacier hazards and establish a database that will include "problem glaciers." Valla estimates there are probably 100 glaciers in the Alps alone that "could cause worry and create victims." In Macugnaga, scientists are still struggling to explain...
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