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1. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullGlacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of a rapidly ...

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   Oct 21, 2024 · Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are catastrophic occurrences that take place when a glacial lake, impounded by a glacier or moraine, breaks, releasing a significant amount of water and debris downstream causing flash floods in the downstream area, ruining crops, damaging infrastructure like bridges and hydro-power plants, and resulting in fatalities.

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3. www.nature.com › articles › s41467/023/36033-xGlacial lake outburst floods threaten millions globally - Nature

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   Feb 7, 2023 · Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) represent a major hazard and can result in significant loss of life. Globally, since 1990, the number and size of glacial lakes has grown rapidly along with ...

4. link.springer.com › article › 10Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard and Risk Management ...

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   Sep 20, 2024 · GLOFs, driven by climate change-induced glacier melt, present a serious threat to downstream communities in mountainous regions. The present study addresses this pressing issue by employing a systematic methodology to analyze scientific literature on GLOF risk management and hazard mitigation. The research synthesizes key insights through thematic analysis, focusing on GLOF hazard mitigation ...

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5. www.nature.com › articles › s43017/024/00554-wCharacteristics and changes of glacial lakes and outburst floods

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   May 21, 2024 · Global glacier mass loss has accelerated, producing more and larger glacial lakes. Many of these glacial lakes are a source of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), which pose threats to people ...

   • Author: Guoqing Zhang

6. www.researchgate.net › publication › 384199414(PDF) Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard and Risk ...

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   Sep 20, 2024 · The melting of glaciers has led to an unprecedented increase in the number and size of glacial lakes, particularly in the Himalayan region. A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a natural hazard ...

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7. www.nature.com › articles › s41558/021/01028-3Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods from future ...

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   May 6, 2021 · Global warming-driven deglaciation in high-mountain Asia raises the likelihood of natural dam failure and associated glacial lake outburst flood risk. This is estimated for lake development under ...

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   Are glacial lakes a source of glacial lake outburst floods?

   • Global glacier mass loss has accelerated, producing more and larger glacial lakes. Many of these glacial lakes are a source of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), which pose threats to people and infrastructure. In this Review, we synthesize global changes in glacial lakes and GLOFs.

   Characteristics and changes of glacial lakes and outburst floods

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   How do we assess glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) hazard?

   • Methods to map glacial lakes (red), estimate lake volume and peak (yellow) and assess glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) susceptibility and simulation (blue). Glacial lake mapping, estimates of GLOF susceptibility, volume and peak discharge, and hydrodynamic simulations provide important baseline integrated data for GLOF hazard assessment.

   Characteristics and changes of glacial lakes and outburst floods

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   Are glacial lake outburst floods a risk of future third pole deglaciation?

   • Zheng, G., Allen, S.K., Bao, A. et al. Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods from future Third Pole deglaciation. Nat. Clim.

   Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods from future Third Pole

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   Are glacial lake outburst floods caused by waves overtopping?

   • Ancey, C. et al. Hydraulic reconstruction of the 1818 Gitro glacial lake outburst flood. Water Resour. Res.55, 8840–8863 (2019). Awal, R. et al. Experimental study on glacial lake outburst floods due to waves overtopping and erosion of moraine dam. Annu. Disas. Prev.

   Characteristics and changes of glacial lakes and outburst floods

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   Are glacial lake outburst floods drivers of fluvial erosion in the Himalayas?

   • Cook, K. L., Andermann, C., Gimbert, F., Adhikari, B. R. & Hovius, N. Glacial lake outburst floods as drivers of fluvial erosion in the Himalaya. Science 362, 53–57 (2018). Dubey, S. & Goyal, M. K. Glacial lake outburst flood hazard, downstream impact, and risk over the Indian Himalayas.

   Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods from future Third Pole

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   Are glacial lakes a hazard?

   • The formation of glacial lakes can trigger positive feedbacks, whereby lakes promote further ice loss through calving and subaqueous melting, causing additional melt and retreat, and further lake expansion 16, 17, 18. Importantly, these lakes can represent a substantial hazard in the form of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).

   Glacial lake outburst floods threaten millions globally

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-64547096Millions face threat of flooding from glacial lakes - BBC News

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   Up to 15 million people face risk of catastrophic flooding from glacial lakes which could burst their natural dams at any moment, a new study finds. The study led by Newcastle University is the ...