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Glacial Lake Changes and Risk Assessment in Rongxer Watershed of China–Nepal Economic Corridor

Remote Sensing
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are one of the most severe disasters in alpine regions, releasing a large amount of water and sediment that can cause fatalities and economic loss as well as substantial damage to downstream infrastructures.
Sihui Zhang, Yong Nie, Huayu Zhang
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Geomorphologic impact of outburst flood cycle in braided gravel-bed rivers: confluence of Colonia and Baker rivers, Patagonia, Chile [PDF]

, 2014
Colonia River, as other glacial streams influenced by global warming, is affected by Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (OF). We present a study on geomorphologic features of Colonia River to comprehend the impact of OFs in sedimentary processes, analysing ...
Bertoldi, W., Cascio, M., Dussaillant, A., Meier, C., Thorndycraft, V., Williams, M.   +5 more
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Impacts of \u3ci\u3eYartsa Gunbu\u3c/i\u3e Harvesting on Alpine Ecosystems in the Barun Valley, Makalu-Barun National Park, Nepal [PDF]

, 2020
Around 2003, the highly valuable medicinal fungi Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Nepali: yartsa gunbu) began to be commercially harvested in the remote Barun valley of the Makalu-Barun National Park and Buffer Zone, eastern Nepal. Since then, an estimated 3,000
Byers, Alton C., Byers, Elizabeth, Sharma, Bidhya, Shrestha, Milan, Thapa, Dambar   +4 more
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Modeling the Impact of Mining Activities on the Dynamics and Evolution of a Kyrgyz Glacier

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2025.
Abstract Glaciers worldwide are retreating because of climate change. However, local human activities also influence their dynamics. Here, we model the impact of gold mining operations on Davydov Glacier in the Inner Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan, from the Little Ice Age through 2100 under different Shared Socioeconomic Pathway climate scenarios using a 3D ...
L. Van Tricht, H. Zekollari, M. Huss, O. Rybak, R. Satylkanov, D. Farinotti   +5 more
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Magnitude and timing of Holocene glacial lake outburst floods in the Baker River, Northern Patagonian Icefield, Chile / Magnitud y frecuencia de inundaciones Holocenas generadas por vaciamiento de lagos glaciares en el Rio Baker, Campo de Hielo, Patagonico Norte, Chile [PDF]

, 2014
The Baker River (Southern Chile) drains a catchment of 27,000 km2 and has a mean annual discharge of 1100 m3s-1. Since last deglaciation, the morpho-sedimentology of the Baker valley has been controlled by Outburst Floods (OFs) of different scales.
Benito, G., Dussaillant, A., Machado, M. J., Meier, C. I., Sancho, C., Thorndycraft, V. R.   +5 more
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GLOF hazard map of the Phochu and Punatsangchu basins, Buhutan Himalaya

, 2022
The data contain a raster format GLOF hazard map for the settlement along the Phochu and Punatsangchu basins. The map displays the overall hazard from the GLOF from four lakes (Bechung Tsho, Raphstreng Tsho, Thorthormi Tsho, and Lugge Tsho) in the Lunana glacier complex. The hazard map mainly covers Lunana, Wangdue Phodrang, and Punakha.
Sonam Rinzin, Zhang, Guoqing
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Studying Mass Movement Sources and Potential Glacial Lake Outburst Flood at Jiongpu Co, Southeastern Tibet, Using Multiple Remote Sensing Methods and HEC‐RAS Model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Volume 130, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) caused by mass movement into lakes are common disaster chains in High Mountain Asia (HMA). However, the volumes of potential avalanche sources and the associated overtopping flood processes remain inadequately understood, hindering GLOF hazard assessments.
Liye Yang, Zhong Lu, Chaoying Zhao, Xie Hu, Baohang Wang   +4 more
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Multiple drivers of the recent South Lhonak glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim Himalaya and its aftermath on Teesta River Valley

Geosystems and Geoenvironment
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are the most severe cryospheric hazard in the ‘Third Pole’ region, encompassing the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas including the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Kunlun, and Tianshan mountains.
Soumik Saha, Biswajit Bera, Debashish Sengupta, Uttam Mukhopadhyay, Debasis Ghosh, Lakpa Tamang, Sumana Bhattacharjee, Nairita Sengupta   +7 more
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Review of glacial lake inventories in the Sikkim Himalaya

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica
This article aims to review the existing research associated with the preparation of glacial lake inventories in the Sikkim Himalaya, to understand their evolution over the past two decades and analyse them.
Madhukar Srigyan
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From vulnerability to resilience: community-based approaches in glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk mitigation

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Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are catastrophic events that disproportionately affect vulnerable downstream communities. While there has been a boom of research into physical risk assessments, such as glacial lake mapping, change detection analysis,
Rayees Ahmed
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