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Why when rivers receive water from glacial meltwater appear milky blue in color?
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∙ 15y ago
This water has a lot of rocks from the glacier suspended in the water causing it to be milky instead of clear.
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Which rivers is not glacial in origin narmada or ghagra?
narmada
Glacial runoff and what else provides water to the large rivers of India?
Runoff from rain and runoff from melting snow (which is NOT the same as glacial runoff).
Glacial runoff and provide the water for the large rivers of India?
melting snow
Glacial runoff and provide the water for the large rivers of India.?
melting snow
What percentage of water is ice caps and glaciers?
All the great rivers of Asia are fed by glacial melt and about 40% of the world relies on these rivers for drinking and other uses.
Huge lake formed when continental glaciers dammed rivers in eastern Washington?
Glacial Lake Missoula.
What countries are rivers fond in?
As far as I know, rivers are found in every country, except possibly in the very tiniest such as Andorra or Lichtenstein or the Vatican. To my knowledge, there are no rivers in Antarctica, however there is a lot of glacial runoff.
Why is Glacial melt water better for you?
All glaciers and icebergs are made of freshwater. Glacial melt water is better for you because it is freshwater, which is clean and pure unlike the water from some rivers or the sea which have to be filtered.
What countries use glacial melt?
Many of the countries in Asia depend on glacial melt to keep their great rivers running. Some countries are India, Pakistan, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Early humans migrated close to rivers after the last glacial period because?
Early humans migrated close to rivers after the last glacial period because rivers provided a consistent source of water for drinking and agriculture, fertile soil for farming, and a variety of plants and animals for food. Additionally, rivers served as natural transportation routes, facilitating trade and communication among different groups of early humans.
Where do estuaries receive their nutrients?
They receive them from rivers AND oceans. Im learning about it now
How does glacial movement change earth's surface?
glacirs pick up and deposit large rocks, create lakes and rivers, and flatten mountains
