Proglacial lakes are ubiquitous within the Quaternary record and can provide exceptional
breadth and depth of palaeoenvironmental information. Present deglaciation is increasing …

Abstract There is a 1-in-10,000 chance that a large (∼ 2-km diameter) asteroid or comet will
collide with the Earth during the next century, disrupting the ecosphere and killing a large …

Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and
accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource. In …

The HiRISE camera features a 0.5 m diameter primary mirror, 12 m effective focal length,
and a focal plane system that can acquire images containing up to 28 Gb (gigabits) of data …

China's historiographical traditions tell of the successful control of a Great Flood leading to
the establishment of the **a dynasty and the beginning of civilization. However, the …

The immediate task facing exopaleontology is to define a strategy to explore Mars for a fossil
record during the decade‐long exploration program that lies ahead. Consideration of the …

" All paleoscientists working in the region will want this book because it brings in so much
new material and includes so many new interpretations. This is a grand synthesis and it …

This paper discusses the main causes and characteristics of jökulhlaup ('glacier burst')
floods, and explores the extent to which they generate depositional landform and sediment …

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph
Series, Volume 19. What are the forms and processes characteristic of mountain rivers and …

We review recent work on ice, moraine, and landslide dams in mountainous terrain, thus
complementing several comprehensive summaries on glacier dams in intracontinental and …