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2. Glacial lake outburst flood - Wikipedia

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   A flood caused by a glacial lake outburst flood on 13 December 1941 killed an estimated 1,800 people along its path in Peru, including many in the town of Huaraz. The cause was a block of ice that fell from a glacier in the Cordillera Blanca mountains into Lake Palcacocha. This event has been described as a historic inspiration for research ...

3. Study: 15 million people live under threat of glacial floods

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   As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe live under the threat of a sudden and deadly outburst flood, a new study finds. More than ...

4. Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial ...

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   One of the more devastating such events killed up to 6,000 people in Peru in 1941. A 2020 glacial lake outburst flood in British Columbia, Canada, caused a surge of water about 330 feet (100 ...

5. Lake Palcacocha - Wikipedia

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   In April 2003, NASA scientists discovered a fissure in the glacier above Lake Palcacocha on Terra satellite images of November 2001. Their warnings reached Peru just two weeks after the staff of the UGRH (Unidad de Glaciologia y Recursos Hidricos) had done some field mapping of Lake Palcacocha, where a moraine rupture had caused a minor flood on 19 March 2003 which the safety constructions ...

6. Glacial dam outburst in Alaska’s capital erodes riverbanks ...

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   Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others had receded Monday in Alaska's capital city after an outburst of weekend flooding from a glacial lake ...

7. At least 2 buildings destroyed in flooding in Alaska's ... - AOL

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   At least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated from Juneau after flooding caused by a release of water from a glacier-dammed lake near Alaska's capital city ...

8. Imja Tsho - Wikipedia

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   The lake area increased to approximately 0.8 km 2 (796600 sq m) in 2000 with an average growth rate of 0.02 km 2 per year. Based on a newly released image of 21 November 2009 on Google Earth, the Imja Tsho has attained an area of 1.055 km 2 as a result of which the growth rate of the lake has increased to 0.025 km 2 per year from 2000 to 2009.

9. Striking Footage Shows Home Falling into River in Alaska ...

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   Juneau, Alaska, is facing major flooding after a glacial break. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...