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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.
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]
In July 1981, a sudden ice avalanche caused a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in the moraine-dammed Zhangzangbu-Cho Lake in the headwaters of the Bhote Koshi.The ensuing debris flow destroyed bridges, and sections of both the Arniko and the Nepal–China highways.
Heavy rains and a glacial lake outburst flood combined in 2013 in India to kill thousands of people. A 2021 deadly flood in India that was initially attributed to a glacial lake outburst wasn’t ...
The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck ...
Tangible climate change has resulted in the warming and recession of many of Bhutan's glaciers, increasing the frequency and severity of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Bhutan has also seen a shift in agriculture patterns due to climate change, prompting concern over the stability of agriculture in Bhutan.
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 ...
Waters of a glacial lake breached a hydroelectric dam in the Indian Himalayan region on Wednesday, 4 October, triggering deadly flooding which has killed at least 40 people according to officials.