Lemthang Tsho glacial Lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Bhutan: cause and impact

Lemthang Tsho glacial Lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Bhutan: cause and impact

Abstract Background The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region being seismically active and sensitive to climate change is prone to glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). The Lemthang Tsho GLOF breached in the evening of 28 July 2015 innorth-western Bhutan is reminds of the looming threat, and stresses the...

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Main Authors: Deo Raj Gurung, Narendra Raj Khanal, Samjwal Ratna Bajracharya, Karma Tsering, Sharad Joshi, Phuntsho Tshering, Lalit Kumar Chhetri, Yeshey Lotay, Tashi Penjor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Geoenvironmental Disasters
Subjects:
Glacial lake
Glof
Mountain hazard
Climate change
Natural hazard
Bhutan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40677-017-0080-2

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