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This book comprehensively presents the geography of landforms
linked to periglacial processes across Europe. The landscape of the
European cold climate regions, both at high latitudes and in
mountainous environments, represent the lingering, minimal
expression of the glaciers. In addition, periglacial elements can
be found in temperate regions, where temperatures no longer favor
periglacial processes, so landforms are therefore inherited from
previous cold phases. The book is divided into five parts: an
introductory section on climate variability responsible for
periglacial dynamics across Europe; a second part including 3
blocks on periglacial landforms in southern, central and northern
Europe; and a final chapter providing a more general perspective on
the impact of periglacial processes on the landscape of Europe. The
book offers a valuable reference guide for scientists from all
disciplines interested in cold climate processes, as well as
readers outside academia (territorial managers, environmentalists,
mountaineers, politicians, engineers, etc.).
Iberia, Land of Glaciers: How The Mountains Were Shaped By Glaciers
discusses the impact of past glaciers in the current landscape of
Iberia. Currently, there are only small glaciers in the highest
peaks of the Pyrenees that are the legacy of the last cold period
that ended at the end of the 19th century: The Little Ice Age.
However, an accurate observation of the landscape of the highest
peaks and adjacent valleys of the Iberian Peninsula reveals a past
shaped by the successive passage of glaciers with hundreds of
meters of ice, similar to what happens today in the Alps or
Patagonia. Iberian glaciation has resulted in ice expansion through
valleys that are now used by the road network and where important
populations settle; in addition, large accumulations of sediments
deposited by those glaciers are still unstable today and can
trigger risks for mountain populations. Iberia, Land of Glaciers
presents the impact of the glaciers in the landscape of mountains
following a more educational perspective with examples of 21
Iberian massifs written by specialists from each of the areas.
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