In this article, we review the current knowledge of the glacial recession and related glacial
lake development in the Andes of South America. Since the mid-1980s, hundreds of glacial …

The variables of snow cover extent (SCE), snow cover duration (SCD), and snow albedo
(SAL) are primary factors determining the surface energy balance and hydrological …

The rapidly melting glaciers of Peru are posing new risks to regional dry season water
supplies, and this is evident in the Cordillera Blanca, the mountain range with the world's …

In the context of rapid urbanization, systematic research about temporal trends of
urbanization effects (UEs) on urban environment is needed. In this study, MODIS (Moderate …

The limited runoff in cold and arid regions is sensitive to environmental changes, and it is
thus urgent to explore the change and controlling factors of runoff under the background of …

Glacier shrinkage is a strong driver of change for mountain hydrology and landscape
development and bears multiple risks as well as new options for human livelihoods. In the …

The imbalance between the water supply and demand in arid and semiarid regions is
becoming increasingly serious due to global warming and human activities. It is of great …

Continued retreat and disappearance of glaciers cause fundamental changes in cold
mountain ranges and new landscapes to develop, and the consequences can reach far …

Sažetak Glaciers are humanity's most extraordinary water reservoirs, covering
approximately 10% of the total Earth surface. The investigation of the retreat of the glacier …

This study extends knowledge of the evolution of glacier shrinkage in the Cocuy‐Güican
Mountains since the maximum glacier extent of the Little Ice Age (LIA). Mass balance data …