First in the world to develop scientific approaches to glacial lake outburst ... and then conducting flood simulations in order to prepare a hazard map and construct an early warning system. * Moraine ...

A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a sudden and destructive flood resulting from the failure of a dam containing a glacial lake. It can occur due to various factors, including climate change ...

For the first time, scientists have observed the release of a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, where more than 3,000 billion liters of meltwater were unleashed in just weeks.

The outburst flood in East Greenland occurred because meltwater from Catalina Lake had been accumulating over the past twenty years. The lake is situated in a valley blocked by the massive Edward ...

Glacial lake outburst flooding (GLOF) is the term used by scientists when the water levels of glacial lakes breach their boundaries causing large amounts of water to flow into nearby streams and ...

In response to the growing threats posed by glacial lake overflows, the Jammu & Kashmir government has stepped up its efforts to monitor and mitigate the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).

“We believe our study is the first to assess the full set of linkages between anthropogenic climate change and the changing glacial lake outburst flood hazard,” Roe said. The study is ...

The ongoing Bangladesh unrest is set to hit Sikkim tourism that had just started limping back after a one-year lull caused by the glacial lake outburst flood in October 2023. Following the Centre’s ...