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The Doomsday Glacier - Professor Richard Alley Part 2
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This is a link to the video of the Quick Clay Slide at Dissa video Dr. Alley references. This shows what can also happen to a glacier when it loses it's toe-hold as described in this episode.
Dr. Richard Alley is a renowned glaciologist and paleoclimate scientist. He is also widely regarded as one of the best professors at Penn State University. Below is a list of his impressive credentials:
National Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Evan Pugh University…
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