Meltwater

Others have artificial reservoirs that collect water from rivers, which receive large influxes of meltwater from their higher elevation tributaries.

[4] Cities that indirectly source water from meltwater include Melbourne, Canberra, Los Angeles, Las Vegas among others.

[5] Agriculture in Wyoming and Alberta relies on water sources made more stable during the growing season by glacial meltwater.

[6] Cities that rely heavily on glacial meltwater include La Paz and El Alto in Bolivia, about 30%.

The fine powder is then suspended in the water and absorbs and scatters varying colors of sunlight,[8] giving a milky turquoise appearance.

GPS measurements of ice flow have revealed that glacial movement is greatest in summer when the meltwater levels are highest.

In a report published in June 2007, the United Nations Environment Programme estimated that global warming could lead to 40% of the world population being affected by the loss of glaciers, snow and the associated meltwater in Asia.

[13] The snow of glaciers in the central Andes melted rapidly due to a heatwave,[14] increasing the proportion of darker-coloured mountains.

Meltwater in early spring in a stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Meltwater from Mount Edith Cavell Cavell Glacier
Meltwater transfer from sea ice surface melt ponds to the ocean during MOSAiC Expedition
Refrozen glacial meltwater from the Canada Glacier , in Antarctica
Meltwater in Skaftafellsjökull, Iceland