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FIGURE 18.4
Map (A) of the Qori Kalis terminus in 1963 (thickest line), 1978 (intermediate line), 1983 (thinnest line), and 1991
(dashed line). Dot pattern is the proglacial lake as seen in 1991. Inset figure (B) is a plot of the retreat of the mean terminus position
from 1963 to 1991. (From L. Thompson, pers. comm., 1991, 2008; used with permission)
1978 1991 1998 2000 2006
FIGURE 18.5
Map of changes in the Qori Kalis terminus from 1963 to 2006. Other Peruvian glaciers show similar trends.
(Modified from L. Thompson, pers. comm., 2008; used with permission)
Mary Shelley's writing a novel about Frankenstein (Shelley,
b. Speculate on the impact on society of a larger eruption.
1965). Consider the introduction for this question and:
a.
Describe the cause of this cooler weather in many
places in the world in 1816.
