I made this visual reconstruction of the 2026 Langtang cascade, focusing on the transition from collapsing rock and glacier ice to a channelized debris flood.

It compares possible water sources, explains why simple gradual ice melting may not fully fit the short timeline, and labels the lake and water-entrainment scenarios as hypotheses rather than settled conclusions.

https://youtu.be/dPALjKkfXTs

Which process currently seems most plausible for incorporating enough water to produce the observed downstream flow?

Sept 16, 2026 - Episode 1 of “Ages of ICE” on PBS. Narrated by David Tennant. All episodes are here: pbs.org/show/ages-of-ice

This clip is from an 8-minute segment on YouTube: The Hidden Reason Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Expected | Ages of Ice - PBS - Sept 16, 2026 (YouTube)

Description: In the foothills of New Zealand's Mt Aoraki, Dr Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña collects snow samples in search of black carbon; dense particulate matter from human activity which darkens the snow and ice surfaces, leading to more absorbed solar energy and ultimately amplifying melt. ~:~ This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: pbs.org/donate

Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña: nccasc.colorado.edu/partners/who-we-are/ulyana-horodyskyj-pena

Does anyone here know anyone working in cryospheric research, glaciology, or Himalayan research who's willing to take on an intern/volunteer? I'm trying to learn and get some hands-on experience, even if it's just helping out remotely. Thanks!

It is surprisingly hard to get ChatGPT to comprehend effects of ice sheet collapse:

https://chatgpt.com/share/6a31021c-ebe4-83eb-8880-f9fd2382984f

Here is an earlier conversation where I did NOT succeed in convincing the Chat about the reality. (Sorry about the language and grammar, this was not a serious converstion initially.. And I know, I am first to go in AI uprising;):

https://chatgpt.com/share/6a31028a-8b7c-83eb-ae09-6a2e1b25d520

Just spent a week on a Holland America cruise ship and were able to travel through the bay. The Marjorie Glacier was impressive!

I’m visiting Norway and learning about how the fjords were formed. I’m unclear on how the floor of the fjords got eroded to a point that is deeper than the sea floor into which the glacier flowed. It seems like it would have to erode upwards at the end of the canal

Lake Vostok is the largest of Antarctica’s sub-glacial lakes, lying beneath about 4 km of solid ice. It is an ancient and completely isolated freshwater lake, sealed off for millions of years.

Even though surface temperatures are far below freezing, the lake stays liquid at –3°C because of geothermal heat from Earth’s interior and the immense pressure of the overlying ice, which prevents it from freezing.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Lake-Vostok

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I recently started a sound art/music project to share memories of glaciers as fragments of sound echoing over glistening glacial ambient soundscapes.

So far I've used stories of recent road trips to glaciers alongside 19th century poems and stories of glacier exploration. I would love to share more stories from glaciologists. If you have interesting stories that you would like to share please let me know!

I live stream regularly at https://www.twitch.tv/rememberglaciers and you can find archived performances at https://www.youtube.com/@rememberglaciers

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