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Glacier velocity and surge detection in the Karakoram region, Pakistan: using remotely sensed data with cross-correlation feature tracking

International Journal of Digital Earth
This research addresses the knowledge gap regarding glacier surging detection (GSD) and their potential downstream implications for Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) risk.
Zhijie Zhang, Zahoor Ahmad, Shengqin Xiong, Wanchang Zhang   +3 more
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Glacial lakes inventory and susceptibility assessment in the Alsek River Basin, Yukon, Canada

Geoenvironmental Disasters
Background This study investigates glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) within the Alsek River Basin, Yukon, Canada, a region experiencing accelerated glacier retreat due to climate change.
Tomáš Kroczek, Vít Vilímek
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Step-change in supraglacial pond area on Tshojo Glacier, Bhutan, and potential downstream inundation patterns due to pond drainage events

Journal of Glaciology
Climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to shrink rapidly and natural hazards to increase, while downstream exposure is growing. Glacier shrinkage promotes the formation of glacial lakes, which can suddenly drain and produce glacier lake outburst ...
J. Rachel Carr, Amy Barrett, Sonam Rinzin, Caroline Taylor   +3 more
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Glacial Melting in Himalaya: Local Impacts of Climate Change on Mountain Ecosystems and Livelihoods [PDF]

, 2013
Mountains are amongst the most flimsy environments on Earth. They are prosperous repositories of biodiversity, water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities, both regional and global, rely.
Bartwal, D. M. (Dhanesh), Melkania, U. (Uma), Tariyal, K. (Kavita)   +2 more
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Tracking rapid and slow ice-dammed lake changes through optical satellites and local knowledge: a case study of Tystigbreen in Norway

Journal of Glaciology
The number of glacial lakes has grown globally concurrently with the retreat of glaciers in the last few decades, increasing the risk of potentially hazardous glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and posing a threat to downstream communities.
Jogscha Miriam Abderhalden, Kristine Katherine Bly, Ronja Lappe, Liss Marie Andreassen, Irina Rogozhina   +4 more
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Climate change and disaster impact reduction [PDF]

, 2008
Based on papers presented at the 'UK - South Asia Young Scientists and Practitioners Seminar on Climate Change and Disaster Impact Reduction' held at Kathmandu, Nepal on 5-6 June ...
Aryal, Komal, Gadema, Zaina
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From vulnerability to resilience: community-based approaches in glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk mitigation

Discover Sustainability
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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Assessing the Role of Microfinance in Fostering Adaptation to Climate Change [PDF]

Much of the current policy debate on adaptation to climate change has focussed on estimation of adaptation costs, ways to raise and to scale-up funding for adaptation, and the design of the international institutional architecture for adaptation ...
Maëlis Carraro, Shardul Agrawala
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Ascertaining glacier dynamics and geodetic mass changes in the Pangong Region of Trans-Himalayan Ladakh using remote sensing data. [PDF]

Data Brief, 2022
Rashid I, Najar NA, Majeed U, Rasool W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Waking the Watchdog: Needs, Opportunities, and Challenges of Environmental Advocacy in Modern Bhutan [PDF]

, 2014
In a half-century, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has emerged from isolation to achieve international recognition as a model of alternative development.The small country’s Gross National Happiness philosophy emphasizes sustainable development, cultural ...
Faxon, Hilary Oliva
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