The different types of moraine include terminal moraine, which marks the end of an ice sheet or valley glacier, and lateral moraine, which forms at the edge of a glacier at the valley side.

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At least 55 people were killed, and 70 others were reported missing. Northern Lateral moraine Collapse. Credit: Ashim Sattar "This event is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of high mountain ...

Advance Base Camp is located at about 21,300 feet on the lateral moraine of the East Rongbuk Glacier below the North Col. The site extends for several hundred yards up and down the moraine ...

Himalayan tsunami study reveals 2023 Sikkim flood details, warns of repeat disasters due to climate change impact.

(PTI File Photo) The paper, published in journal Science on Friday states that part of the lateral moraine that collapsed into the lake was unstable and was showing maximum displacement of more ...

The study points out that the GLOF was triggered by the collapse of an unstable section of the lateral frozen moraine of 14.7 million cubic metres, releasing a tsunami-like wave that devastated ...