{"id":14654,"date":"2015-02-15T09:36:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T09:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=14654"},"modified":"2015-02-15T09:36:38","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T09:36:38","slug":"fox-glacier-a-time-lapse-video-of-slope-failures-as-the-glacier-retreats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2015\/02\/15\/fox-glacier-a-time-lapse-video-of-slope-failures-as-the-glacier-retreats\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Glacier &#8211; a time lapse video of slope failures as the glacier retreats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Fox Glacier<\/h5>\n<p>The spectacular <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fox_Glacier\">Fox Glacier<\/a> in New Zealand is a very popular tourist attraction on the South Island &#8211; Wikipedia estimates that around 1000 people visit per day.\u00a0 Sadly, the Fax Glacier is retreating rapidly, in common with most glaciers as they respond to the effects of climate change.\u00a0 And the effects are dramatic &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/news\/national\/264308\/glacier-retreat-changes-valley\">this pair of images<\/a>, taken ten years apart, shows just how quickly the glacier is retreating:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14656\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14656\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14656\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-1.jpg\" alt=\"fox glacier\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox Glacier in 2005: http:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/news\/national\/264308\/glacier-retreat-changes-valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14657\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14657\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14657\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-2.jpg\" alt=\"fox glacier\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/02\/15_02-Fox-2-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox Glacier in 2015: http:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/news\/national\/264308\/glacier-retreat-changes-valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>As the Fox Glacier retreats, the surrounding hillslopes, which consist of glacial till, lose toe support.\u00a0 In consequence they can slip, although this process is surprisingly poorly investigated.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stressdriven.com\/\">Kerry Leith of TU Munich<\/a>, pointed out via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stress_driven\">Twitter<\/a> this <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/119312940\">really interesting time lapse video of the glacier retreating<\/a>, which captures beautifully the creep of the slopes as the snout of the glacier transitions through:<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/119312940\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/119312940\">Fox Glacier&#8217;s spectacular retreat<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/glacier\">Brian Anderson<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>In the early part of the video the slopes on the right side of Fox Glacier are moving (comparatively) rapidly.\u00a0\u00a0 By the end of the video the glacier has withdrawn from this section, and the slopes have stabilised.\u00a0 Thus, as the glacier snout moves up the valley a wave of slope movement moves with it.\u00a0 This process is being replicated worldwide as glaciers retreat in response to global warming.<\/p>\n<p>The video was compiled by Victoria University of Wellington with the support of Fox Glacier Guides, Department of Conservation, Snowgrass Solutions, University of Canterbury and the Marsden Fund.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria University of Wellington has compiled a fascinating time lapse video of slope movements as the Fox Glacier in New Zealand retreats in response to climate change<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter 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