Glacier bursts-triggered debris flow and flash flood in Rishi and Dhauli Ganga valleys: A study on its causes and consequences
The territory of the Uttarakhand Himalaya is highly susceptible to meteorological and geophysical hazards. Earthquakes, cloudburst-triggered landslides, debris flows, and flash floods are very common, frequent, intensive, and devastating. Snow avalanches/glacier outbursts are rare, however, they are...
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Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
2022-03-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666592122000014 |