Before and after #flood
A pair of #Sentinel2 satellite images acquired on the 20th of August and 8th of September showing the lake where a glacial outburst flood aka #GLOF aka #Jökulhlaup occurred at the margin of #Langjökull glacier.
Check previous post for a short video from the field.
Jökulhlaup (Glaciologie 🗻)
Jökulhlaup je masivní povodeň, způsobená náhlým únikem obrovského množství tavné vody z ledovce. Kulminační průtok některých z nich může přesahovat průtok těch nejvodnatějších veletoků na Zemi, včetně řeky Amazonky.
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jökulhlaup
#Jokulhlaup #Led #Voda #Ledovce #Glaciologie #GeologickaTerminologie
"It just goes to show the power that preserving and protecting something has, even if it is by chance."
In 1996 a #volcanic eruption in #Iceland combined with the largest #glacier in #Europe to create the conditions that allowed the native #birchwood #mast (mass #seed release) in 1997 to reforest 35 square kilometers.
When protected from #humans, #nature does Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, on its timescale, to mitigate #ClimateChange
#Jökulhlaup 🇮🇸- Juneau’s worst glacial outburst flood destroys homes and displaces residents - #Alaska Public Media
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