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April 25, 2015
Calbuco Volcano Glaciers, Chile
Calbuco Volcano in Chile erupted this week. It has been noted that significant pyroclastic flows/lahars have been observed travelling down the Rio Blanco fed in part by glacier melt. Here we examine the glaciers on Calbuco. We start with a 2012 Google Earth image that provides the clearest view. There are three primary glaciers, the main summit ice cap , a glacier below the western rim, that is not significantly …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.