#glof — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #glof, aggregated by home.social.
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Pakistan's glaciers are melting into dangerous lakes. Nature sounds the alarm, but corruption and weak planning put lives at greater risk. Climate disasters become human disasters when leaders fail to act. #ClimateChange #Pakistan #GLOF #ClimateJustice https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/26/the-lakes-that-should-not-exist-in-pakistans-mountain-ranges/
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Permafrost Distribution, Degradation, And Potential Mass Movement Cascades In The Western Himalaya Using Machine Learning And Numerical Models
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00217-4 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-22051-w <-- shared (earlier) paper
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https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2025.2488532 <-- shared (earlier) paper
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H/T @abhinav Alangadan
“Can we develop a first-order understanding of permafrost degradation and glacial lakes exposed to degradation-induced mass movements in the Himalaya?
[The authors] tried to address this question. The study [first link above] integrates machine learning, statistical modeling, and numerical modeling to investigate high-resolution permafrost distribution, potential degradation, and associated mass-movement hazards in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Using rock glaciers as proxies, [they] generated a high-resolution permafrost distribution using machine learning, while potential degradation zones were delineated using the 0°C isotherm as a first-order indicator. [They] further identified glacial lakes located near potentially degrading permafrost zones and reconstructed their bathymetry. A detailed scenario-based GLOF process-chain simulation was then carried out for Kashang Lake using r.avaflow and HEC-RAS.
[Their] results indicate that seven glacial lakes in #Kinnaur are located close to potentially degrading permafrost zones. The simulations further show that a potential GLOF from Kashang Lake could inundate critical downstream infrastructure, including nearly 11 km of National Highway 5…”
#permafrost #distribution #GIS #spatial #mapping #Himalayas #India #Kinnaur #HimachalPradesh #KashangLake #massmovement #engineeringgeology #machinelearning #AI #model #modeling #numericalmodel #glaciallakes #glaciet #glacial #glaciallakeoutburstflood #GLOF #cryosphere #geostatistics #rockglaciers #GeoAI #bathymetry #processchainsimulation #HECRAS #avaflow #risk #hazard #mitigation #riskassessment #infrastructure #HEP #publicsafety #downstream #avalanche -
GLOF [Glacial Lake Outburst Flood] Risk Management in Sikkim
[overview/technical video]
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https://youtu.be/ZM4M_oyYBTQ?si=WAD1zMJDawjdGw3n <-- shared video
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#GLOF #Himalayan #Himalayas #India #Pakistan #Nepal #cryosphere #glacier #glacial #melting #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #Sikkim #mitigation #planning #monitoring #infrastructure #climatechange #video #publicsafety #damage #cost #economics #riskassessment #disaster #riskmanagement #policy #government #governance #resilience #community #population #mountains #Switzerland #cooperation #expertise #riskreduction -
Adapting Dams To Climate Extremes - Lessons From Global Reservoir Operations
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https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/analysis/adapting-dams-to-climate-extremes-lessons-from-global-reservoir-operations/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1596/43980 <-- shared World Bank Report, ‘Enhancing the Safety and Resilience of Dams in the Context of Climate Change and Extreme Hydrological Events’ (technical note)
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#dams #waterresources #infrastructure #climatechange #risk #hazard #extremeweather #GLOF #global #flood #flooding #management #adaptative #reservoir #operations #planning #damsafety #forecasting #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #streamflow #rainfall #precipitation #hydrology #events #water #hydrography #impactassessment #riskmanagement
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Global Mapping Of Lake-Terminating Glaciers
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1665-2026 <-- shared paper / technical article
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https://zenodo.org/records/18608170 <-- shared open dataset
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https://eos.org/articles/satellite-data-archives-reveal-unrecorded-himalayan-floods <-- shared 2018 technical article, “Satellite Data Archives Reveal Unrecorded Himalayan Floods”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #global #glacier #lake #terminating #glaciers #terminus #glacial #cryosphere #proglacial #GLOF #water #hydrology #fluvial #risk #hazard #glaciallakeoutburstflood #melt #melting #inventory #RGI7 #spatialanalysis #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #imagery
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Growing Meltwater Reservoirs – Glacial Lakes Are Both A Resource And A Habitat Worthy Of Protection
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https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/headlines-and-featured-stories/detail/2026-01-28-growing-meltwater-reservoirs-glacial-lakes-are-both-a-resource-and-a-habitat-worthy-of-protection <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00578-6 <-- shared paper
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https://github.com/geveh/LakeVolumes <-- shared GitHub ‘code base’
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#glaciallakes #GLOF #geomorphology #glaciers #hydrology #waterresources #glacier #melting #retreating #hydrogeomorphology #GIS #spatial #mapping #global #spatialanalysis #global #cryosphere #ice #water #hydrology #mountains #highaltitude #naturalresource #freshwater #reservoir #sediment #sedimentation #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #earthobservation #landcover #Arctic #coastal #meltwater #lake #longevity #watersecurity #risk #hazard #ecosystem #habitat #naturalhazard #planning #tourism #economy #usecase #watersupply #worldwide #population #demographics #glacial
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Glacier Surging And Surge-Related Hazards In A Changing Climate
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00757-9 <-- shared paper | https://rdcu.be/e3BIH
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #cryosphere #glacier #glacial #melting #climatechange #iceflow #glaciersurges #surges #movement #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #climate #GLOF #risk #hazard #damage #infrastructure #basal #mechanics #processes #model #modeling #glaciologists -
Accelerated Glacier Area Loss and Extinction of Small Glaciers in the Bhutanese Himalaya over the Past Five Decades
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18020323 <-- shared paper
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#Bhutan #Himalayas #glacierinventory #debriscover #laketerminating #cryosphere #glacier #inventory #change #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #glacierloss #extinction #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #earthobservation #GLOF #flood #flooding #atmospheric #warming #waterresources #naturalhazard #risk #hazard #mountain #highmountain #model #modeling #climatechange #glacierretreat #ecosystems #humanimpacts #Tibet -
Velocity And Calving Response Of A Major Greenland Ice Stream To A Lake Drainage Event
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01858-2 <-- shared paper
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#cryosphere #glacier #glacial #greenland #velocity #calving #remotesensing #earthobservation #GIS #spatial #mapping #GPS #GNSS #radar #SermeqKujalleq #Kangia #JakobshavnIsbræ) #KalaallitNunaat #icestream #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #GLOF #glaciallake #drainage #subglacial #flood #flooding #arctic #warming #climatechange #flowdynamics #numericalmodel #model #modeling #fieldobservation -
Rethinking Policy On High Mountain Cascading Hazards
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01834-w <-- shared technical correspondence
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https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/05/what-eth-glacier-researchers-know-about-the-collapse-of-the-birchgletscher-glacier.html <-- shared technical article, “What ETH glacier researchers know about the collapse of the Birch Glacier”
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#cryosphericscience #geomorphology #geomorphometry #engineeringeology #hydrology #naturalhazards #planning #mitigation #risk #hazard #policy #massmovement #risk #hazard #change #infrastructure #flood #flooding #damage #cost #geology #massmovement #naturalhazards #disaster #snow #ice #glacier #melting #climate #warmer #BirchGlacier #Switzerland #avalanche #Blatten #Nepal #SetiKohla #publicsafety #warning #GLOF #Chamoli #India #Sedongpu #Tibet #cascading #water #hydrology #slope #landslide #global -
USGS Scientists Are Providing Critical Data To Support Emergency Response Efforts As Glacier Flooding Affects Juneau, Alaska.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/usgs_usgs-scientists-are-providing-critical-data-activity-7361514160343408640-HMuf <-- shared #USGS LinkedIn post
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https://apps.usgs.gov/hivis/camera/AK_Glacial_Lake_near_Nugget_LOOKING_UPSTREAM_GLACIER_VIEW <-- views at USGS HIVES website
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https://www.juneauflood.com/#/home <-- Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard, University of Alaska, SE
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https://www.juneauflood.com/#/flood-map <-- Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard / Flood Map
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https://www.weather.gov/ajk/suicideBasin <-- National Weather Service (NWS) monitoring and current conditions
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#GIS #spatial #monitoring #GLOF #Alaska #climatechange #glacier #melting #Juneau #floodmaps #forecasting #innundation #glacial #outburstfloods #SuicideBasin #Mendenhall #Lake #Valley #engineering #mitigation #HESCO #risk #hazard #engineeringgeology #cost #impacts #economics #residential #naturaldisaster #infrastructure #residential #homes #fedscience #fedservice #opendata #fedopendata #publicsafety #publicgood #water #hydrology #flood #flooding
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Glacial Outflow event (GLOF) above Juneau, Alaska. Spot called "Suicide Basin". (do I have to CW poorly named geological features? 🤔 ))
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continuing the thread on the ongoing #Monsoon
Roughly 300 killed by climate across #Pakistan so far, 100s injured, 1000s of families feeling the effects
#ClimateChange is here and its a #ClimateCrisis now
We have all seen the horrific video from #India next door of an entire village being swept away in a #Flood. Same weather systems
Going to share news only instead of forecasts now, getting too much
#SouthAsia #Asia #Rain #GLOF #Floods #ClimateDeaths #ClimateDiary
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Great summarization of where #Pakistan 's changing climate currently stands, by Ali Tauqeer, a #ClimateAction stalwart in the region.
"intensity of rainfall has increased exponentially, the number of rainy days during the monsoons has decreased"
"with temperatures up to 8°C above normal .. dramatically increased moisture capacity, setting the stage for devastating downpours. "
https://www.dawn.com/news/1927738
#ClimateChange #Floods #Drought #GLOF #SouthAsia #GlobalSouth #ClimateDiary #UrbanFlooding
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Ein #Gletscherseebruch in #Tibet hat im nepalesischen Rasuwa-Tal eine tödliche #Sturzflut ausgelöst.
Neun Menschen starben, über 20 werden vermisst. Zerstört wurden u. a. drei #Wasserkraftwerke und die wichtige Freundschaftsbrücke.
Ursache war ein sogenannter #GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood), verstärkt durch den #Klimawandel.
#Himalaja #Nepal #Naturkatastrophe #Gebirgsgletscher #Überflutung #Risikomanagement #Erderwärmung #Gletscherschmelze
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New Research Aims To Better Predict And Understand Cascading Land Surface Hazards
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https://phys.org/news/2025-06-aims-cascading-surface-hazards.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp9559 <-- shared paper
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#interconnected #geology #engineeringgeology #landcover #landsurface #GIS #spatial #mapping #landcover #hydrology #water #geomorphology # geomiorphmetry #risk #hazard #extremeweather #climatechange #cascading #cascadinghazards #debrisflow #wildfire #massmovement #landslides #flood #flooding #mudflow #susceptibility #chainreaction #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #prediction #management #planning #mitigation #multifactor #sediment #erosion #fluvial #earthquake #fault #faulting #hazardassessment #riskassessment #volcano #vulcanism #sealevelchange #cryosphere #ice #snow #GLOF #humanimpacts #urban #infrastructure #cost #economics #loss #damage #earthobservation #remotesensing #LiDAR #UAV -
Monitoring Earth's Glacial Lakes From Space With Machine Learning
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https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5200494 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #satellite #earthobservation #remotesensing #glacier #glacial #glaciallakes #lakes #water #hydrology #melting #climatechange #risk #hazard #publicsafety #infrastructure #damage #loss #cost #economics #mountain #cryosphere #artificiaintelligence #glaciallakeoutburstflood #GLOF #satelliteimageanalysis #AI #machinelearning #deeplearning #literaturereview #landsat #sentinel #radar #highalpine #costbenefit #multispectral #hyperspectral #detection -
#ClimateChange and anthropogenic nature destruction in the name of "development" continue to wreck havoc across the most vulnerable areas first.
And by that I mean mountainous communities in the vicinity of melting #Glaciers. If you live in the Alps or any area classed as a mountain range, I'd be packing up to move to flatter terrain outside flood zones at the foothills.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1905977/landslides-continue-in-gb-even-as-rains-subside
#Pakistan #SouthAsia #Gilgit #GLOF #GlobalWarming #GlobalSouth #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary
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"Psychological Effects of Sudden Himalayan Floods"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202504/psychological-effects-of-sudden-himalayan-floods
#PhD #research by Aaliya Aaliya.
#GLOF #GLOFs #PhDLife #HKH #Himalayas #Floods #FloodRisk #DRR #DisasterPsychology #Hunza #HunzaValley #Pakistan -
Progressively Smaller Glacier Lake Outburst Floods Despite Worldwide Growth In Lake Area
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00388-w <-- shared paper
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http://glofs.geoecology.uni-potsdam.de/ <-- shared link to open data GLOF Database V4.1
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #glacier #retreat #ice #snow #glacial #lake #outburst #GLOF #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #geology #engineeringgeology #GLOFs #climatechange #melt #melting #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #magnitude #waterbody #moraine #bedrock #dam #dammed #deglaciation #potential #model #modeling #simulation #remotesensing #earthobservation #Himlayas #Alaska #Nepal #India #Switzerland #Sweden #Norway #HighCentralAsia #opendata #flood #flooding #global -
Durch das #Schmelzen der #Gletscher entstehen weltweit neue Seen.
Eine Studie der Universität #Potsdam zeigt jedoch, dass sich vor allem kleinere #Gletscherseen entleeren und nicht zwangsläufig größere #Fluten drohen.
Besonders in den #Alpen, #Peru und #Norwegen wurden Seen künstlich stabilisiert, während in Regionen wie dem #Himalaya oder #Alaska das #Gefahrenpotenzial wächst.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00388-w
#Klimawandel #Gletscherseen #Naturgefahren #Fernerkundung #GLOF
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Study Warns Of Glacial Outburst [GLOF] Risks From Hydropower Projects In The Himalayas, Caution Comes After Nod To Resume Testa III [Hydroelectric Project, India]
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/study-warns-of-glacial-outburst-risks-from-hydropower-projects-in-himalayas-caution-comes-after-nod-to-resume-teesta-iii/articleshow/117753719.cms <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads2659 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #GLOF #Sikkim #Himalayas #India #climatechange #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #hydroelectric #HEP #energy #TestaIII #testa #dam #failure #engineeringgeology #engineering #construction #multihazard #melting #glacier #glacial #climatechange #weather #lowpressuresystem #planning #glaciallakes #lakes #water #hydrology #naturaldisaster #Lhonak #downstream #elevation #steepness #slope #geometry #infrastructure #publicsafety #lateral #moraine #sedimentation #cost #economics #remotesensing #model #modeling #imagery #outburstflood #overtopping #hydropower #vulnerable #humanimpact #policy #riskmanagement #warning #rainfall #precipitation -
Glacial Lake Floods - A Growing, Unpredictable Climate Risk
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https://phys.org/news/2023-10-glacial-lake-unpredictable-climate.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36033-x <-- shared paper
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00554-w <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #climatechange #spatiotemporal #glaciallakeoutburstflood #GLOF #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #mitigation #publicsafety #global #river #melting #dam #ice #naturaldisaster #naturalhazard #breach #highmountain #Asia #Pakistan #China #Nepal #population #vulnerability #glacier #glacial #loss #infrastructure #loss #cost #death #injury #model #modeling #Alaska #Asia #NewZealand #Iceland #model #modeling -
Over 3,000 Billion Litres Of Water Flooded Out Of A Glacial Lake In Just 18 Days [GLOF]
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https://www.iflscience.com/over-3000-billion-liters-of-water-flooded-out-of-a-glacial-lake-in-just-18-days-77263 <-- shared technical article
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https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news24/one-of-worlds-largest-glacier-floods-triggered-in-greenland/ <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #CatalinaLake #Greenland #glaciallakeoutburstflood #GLOF #EastGreenland #glacial #cryosphere #climatechange #melting #warming #meltwater #flood #flooding #Sentinel2 #risk #hazard #outflow -
Der #Klimawandel zerstört #Wohnungen und #Infrastruktur:
Schonmal was von #GLOF gehört?
Ein #Gletscherseeausbruch hat in #Juneau, #Alaska, zu beispiellosen #Überschwemmungen geführt, bei denen mehr als 100 Häuser beschädigt wurden. Der Ausbruch ereignete sich, als der See am Suicide Basin durch den #Gletscherrückgang überlief, ausgelöst durch hohe #Niederschläge im Juli und den durch den #Klimawandel bedingten #Gletscherschwund.
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I often remark to friends about #Pakistan 's mountainous north being unsuitable for life now thanks to #ClimateChange induced melting, flooding, and landslides.
The #Karakorum #Highway the world's highest such motorway connecting Pak to #China should be thought of a "seasonal" road now, gets washed away on an annual basis, sometimes more frequently.
We cannot afford to rebuild every year!
https://www.dawn.com/news/1853216/karakoram-highway-blocked-as-floods-ravage-gb
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #Heatwave #GLOF #SouthAsia #FlashFlood #Gilgit
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‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits Juneau, Alaska, After Glacier Outburst
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/alaska-juneau-flooding-glacier-outburst-climate/index.html <-- shared media article
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“A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.
More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River in the Mendenhall Valley, according to city officials, who characterized the flood severity as “unprecedented.”
Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain “drains rapidly…”
#water #glacier #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #hydrology #climatechange #Alaska #Juneau #Alaska #USA #melt #meltwater #glacieroutburst #naturalhazard #infrastructure #management #glaciallake #MendenhallRiver #MendenhallGlacier #suicidebasin #damage #urbanplanning #warming #SuicideGlacier #GLOF -
Further north, in #Pakistan 's mountainous province of #GilgitBaltistan, a #heatwave the past week has cause #FlashFlood and #GLOF or a Glacial Lake Outburst Flow, a wall of water that floods down mountains once it's ice wall melts and breaks like a dam.
GLOFs have become "common" in Northern Pakistan in the past decade, washing away infrastructure, towns and farms almost annually.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1849999/gb-rivers-flood-as-heatwave-melts-glaciers
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #ClimateDeaths #SouthAsia #Gilgit #Paktodon
