Climate change is expected to reduce water security in arid mountain regions around the
world. Vulnerable water supplies in semi-arid zones, such as the Dry Andes, are projected to …

The Himalaya plays a vital role in regulating the freshwater availability for nearly a billion
people living in the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra River basins. Due to climate change …

Rock glaciers are capable of storing water in solid (permafrost ice) as well as in liquid form
(groundwater within the unfrozen base layer). The latter is relevant no matter the actual state …

Rock glaciers are important hydrological reserves in arid and semi-arid regions. Their
activity states can indicate the existence of permafrost. To help further explore the …

Rock glaciers (RGs) manifest the creep of mountain permafrost occurring in the past or at
present. Their presence and dynamics are indicators of permafrost distribution and changes …

The destabilization of rock glaciers and permafrost variations is of great importance to the
safety of the population and infrastructure in the Karakoram region because of their effects …

Life on Earth vitally depends on the availability of water. Human pressure on freshwater
resources is increasing, as is human exposure to weather-related extremes (droughts …

Rock glaciers–periglacial landforms commonly found in high-mountain systems–are of
significant scientific value for inferring the presence of permafrost, understanding mountain …

Active rock glaciers are viscous flow features embodying ice-rich permafrost and other ice
masses. They contain significant amounts of ground ice and serve as potential freshwater …

Rock glaciers represent typical periglacial landscapes and are distributed widely in alpine
mountain environments. Rock glacier activity represents a critical indicator of water reserves …