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A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) 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.
Luggye (Lugge) Glacial Lake: Gasa District: Lunana Gewog: Luggye first appeared in 1967 atop its glacier. It has a depth of 142 metres (466 ft), and a width of 30 metres (98 ft). Luggye produced a significant GLOF in 1994. [9] [21] [22] [23] Bechung Glacial Lake: Gasa District: Lunana Gewog: Supra-glacial lake. [9] [21] Roduphu Glacial Lake ...
On 7 October 1994, a GLOF from Luggye lake (part of Lunana glacial system) led to over 20 fatalities in Punakha. [1] This disaster, the first of its kind in Modern Bhutan, increased the frequency of glacial-system-surveys by manifold. [1] Evaluation of GLOF hazard has since formed a significant component of glacial expeditions. [1]
One million people live within six miles of potentially unstable glacial-fed lakes, a new study calculated. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: ...
More than half of those living in the shadow of the disaster called glacial lake outburst floods are in just four countries: India, Pakistan, Peru and China, according to a study in Tuesday’s ...
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More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday ...