Glacial lake outburst flood - Wikipedia
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a type of outburst flood caused by the failure of a dam containing a glacial lake. An event similar to a GLOF, where a body of water contained by a …
Glacial lake bursts in India leaving 100 missing and 19 dead
2023年10月5日 · More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim …
Glacial lake outburst floods threaten millions globally
2023年2月7日 · 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 …
15 Million People Are at Risk from Bursting Glacial Lakes
2023年2月8日 · At least 15 million people worldwide live in the flood paths of dangerous glacial lakes that can abruptly burst their banks and rush down mountainsides. A study published …
Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods from future Third …
2021年5月6日 · Here we provide a holistic assessment of past evolution, present state and modelled future change of glacial lakes and related glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk …
When a Glacial Dam Burst, an Alaskan Town Was Hit With a …
2024年9月9日 · From Alaska to Peru and the Himalayas, glacial lakes are suddenly breaking free and causing deaths and millions of dollars in damages
Characteristics and changes of glacial lakes and outburst floods
2024年5月21日 · Glacial lakes can drain suddenly and very quickly (hours to days), releasing a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). More than 3,000 GLOFs have been reported worldwide …
Sikkim floods: Glacial lake that sent deadly waters was identified …
2023年10月6日 · NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst …
An ‘inland tsunami’: 15 million people are at risk from ... - CNN
2023年2月7日 · This phenomenon is called a glacial lake outburst, and according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, the roughly 15 million people …
Sikkim: Deadly Indian glacial lake flash flood exposes lack of
2023年10月9日 · At least 70 people - including nine soldiers - have died, and more than 100 others are missing after South Lhonak, a glacial lake in the Himalayas, burst its banks last …