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  1. Glacial lake outburst flood (Volcanology 🌋)

    A glacial lake outburst flood 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 glacier melts or overflows the glacier, is called a jökulhlaup. The dam can consist of glacier ice or a terminal moraine. Failure can happen due to erosion, a...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_

    #GlacialLakeOutburstFlood #Volcanology #GlacialLakes

  2. "Glaciologists and agencies that monitor #GlacialLakes are asking why no early warning systems were put in place, given the importance of the Teesta-III hydropower project, which supplied electricity to practically the whole of northern #Sikkim."

    As glacial lakes are swelling with #ClimateChange boosted meltwater, it makes sense to put warning systems in place, and have resilience and evacuation plans.

    nationalheraldindia.com/enviro

  3. Glacial lake outburst floods are becoming more frequent and destructive as the climate warms. These floods occur when ice or rock dams holding back glacial lakes fail, releasing huge volumes of water. They pose serious threats to people and infrastructure downstream, especially in mountainous regions like Alaska and the Himalayas. #GLOF #GlacialLakes #ClimateRisk theconversation.com/glacial-la