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Lahar floods are among the main hazards originated by ice and snow melting during eruptions of glacier-clad volcanoes.
UNESCO: Dublin Core
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Scientists say these particles disturb the monsoon system and exacerbate the melting of snow and ice in the Himalayas.
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All of London's airports were open and reported only a small number of cancellations Tuesday as the sun came out and started melting away the snow and ice.
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The Environment Agency has advised motorists to take care as it continues to monitor rising river levels affected by melting snow and ice.
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The flow in the Mekong comes mainly from rainfall and some snow melt, not melting ice.
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During the dry period, a large part of the energy supplied by radiation is used to sublimate snow or ice and therefore, energy available for melting is low, which leads to low melt rates.
UNESCO: Dublin Core
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According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Arctic sea ice is melting faster than its average over the 1979 t0 2000 period.
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The fear is that melting ice, along with increased snow and rain, could reduce the density and salinity of the top layers of the sea, making them more buoyant.
ECONOMIST: A meltdown tinged with acid
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The Met Office warned that melting snow may have frozen overnight, turning to ice on pavements and roads.
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