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

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   May 21, 2024 · The future of glacial lakes and potential hazard hot spots are now discussed. Future glacial lake evolution. The life cycle of glacial lakes is known to shift in a warming climate (Fig. 5 ...

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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 · The ongoing lake formation and expansion of different types of glacial lakes is directly linked to the warming climate and rapid melting of the glaciers (Pandey et al. 2021; Ahmed et al. 2022; Mir et al. 2022, 2024). GLOFs are serious natural hazards that could have devastating impacts on communities that inhabit downstream of glacial lakes.

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

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   May 6, 2021 · Glacial lakes on the Third Pole have undergone a notable increase in total area and number since the 1990s 5,6,7.Our analyses show an overall increase of 6.8 ± 0.1% in glacial lake area and 5.9% ...

   • Author: Guoxiong Zheng, Guoxiong Zheng, Simon Keith Allen, Simon Keith Allen, Anming Bao, Juan Antonio Balle...

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6. www.scientificamerican.com › article › 15-million15 Million People Are at Risk from Bursting Glacial Lakes

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   Feb 8, 2023 · At least 15 million people worldwide live in the flood paths of lakes that form as mountain glaciers melt and that can abruptly burst their banks. By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News. The remains of a ...

7. www.frontiersin.org › journals › earth-scienceGlacial Lake Area Change and Potential Outburst Flood Hazard ...

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   Nov 25, 2021 · While almost all glacial lakes pose flood hazards to downstream communities, it is essential that the hazard ranking prioritizes limited resources for flood mitigation activities (Ives et al., 2010). In this light, our result presents a robust illustration of the GLOF hazard potential of the glacial lakes in the Bhutan Himalaya.

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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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   Are glacial lake outburst floods a major hazard?

   • Nature Communications 14, Article number: 487 (2023) Cite this article 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 downstream population, while socio-economic vulnerability has decreased.

   Glacial lake outburst floods threaten millions globally

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   Are glaciers a natural hazard?

   • GLOFs are a significant natural hazard in regions where glaciers are retreating due to climate change. Glacial lakes are formed when glaciers melt and are contained by unstable moraine dams composed of loose rock and debris (see Fig. 2 c).

   Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard and Risk Management

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   Are glacial lakes in danger if they burst?

   • The researchers conducted a global assessment of glacial lake flood risks by looking at populations living within 50 kilometers, or about 31 miles, of the water — an area generally accepted to be in danger should the lakes burst.

   15 Million People Are at Risk from Bursting Glacial Lakes

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   Is there a vulnerability component of risk in glacial lakes?

   • In the absence of reasonable proxy variables at such a large scale, the vulnerability component of risk was not considered here. The same modelling approach was also applied to assess future GLOF hazards and risks for all modelled glacial lakes formed at 2050 and 2100 under three different RCPs and the ice-free scenario.

   Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods from future Third Pole

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   Are glacial lakes a risk of a GLOF?

   • With the presence of glacial lakes comes the risk of a GLOF. GLOFs arise when the lake dam is breached (by various triggers depending on the dam type) and meltwater is suddenly and rapidly released from the lake, subsequently flowing downstream where it can cause substantial societal and environmental impacts (Fig. 4).

   Characteristics and changes of glacial lakes and outburst floods

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9. www.antarcticglaciers.org › glacial-lake-hazardsGlacial lake hazards - AntarcticGlaciers.org

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   Jul 11, 2024 · Flooding from glacial lakes. Generally, the terms Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and jökulhlaups are used to refer to the rapid discharge of water under pressure from a glacial system 6 and are among the most far-reaching glacier hazards 2. Glacial flooding is rather complex, and each event is distinct (see this post for more detail).