Tag:GLOF

Bhutan, India and the Tibetan plateau all host growing inventories of potentially dangerous lakes.

Lives already lost cannot be recovered. Lives still at risk can still be protected, but only if the warning is finally heeded.

This disaster is the latest reminder that the “Third Pole” of the Himalayas is warming and becoming more hazardous.

Residents in low-lying areas near rivers are encouraged to relocate valuables and livestock to safer ground as a precautionary measure.

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has issued a high-alert warning for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods.

One of the starkest examples is Imja Lake in Nepal’s Everest region. Until the 1960s, it was only a relatively small pool of meltwater high in the mountains.

The avalanche’s impact generated a powerful displacement wave that breached a second downstream glacial lake, releasing an additional 303,000 cubic metres of water – a combined total equivalent to 185 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The deadliest event of early 2024 occurred in June, when a colossal landslide near Simtal along the Narayangadh-Muglin road swept away two passenger buses. Of the 62 passengers onboard, 59 lost their lives.