An #outburstflood is a catastrophic event that can fill a lake or empty an elevated aquifer. It happens without much warning, especially a #GLOF (glacial lake) since ice collapses catastrophically as the ice warms that holds back the water. This is a horrific reminder of #Greenland vulnerability.

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GLOF [Glacial Lake Outburst Flood] Risk Management in Sikkim
[overview/technical video]
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https://youtu.be/ZM4M_oyYBTQ?si=WAD1zMJDawjdGw3n <-- shared video
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#GLOF #Himalayan #Himalayas #India #Pakistan #Nepal #cryosphere #glacier #glacial #melting #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #Sikkim #mitigation #planning #monitoring #infrastructure #climatechange #video #publicsafety #damage #cost #economics #riskassessment #disaster #riskmanagement #policy #government #governance #resilience #community #population #mountains #Switzerland #cooperation #expertise #riskreduction

Adapting Dams To Climate Extremes - Lessons From Global Reservoir Operations
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https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/analysis/adapting-dams-to-climate-extremes-lessons-from-global-reservoir-operations/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1596/43980 <-- shared World Bank Report, ‘Enhancing the Safety and Resilience of Dams in the Context of Climate Change and Extreme Hydrological Events’ (technical note)
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#dams #waterresources #infrastructure #climatechange #risk #hazard #extremeweather #GLOF #global #flood #flooding #management #adaptative #reservoir #operations #planning #damsafety #forecasting #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #streamflow #rainfall #precipitation #hydrology #events #water #hydrography #impactassessment #riskmanagement
@world Bank @GWSP

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Global Mapping Of Lake-Terminating Glaciers
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1665-2026 <-- shared paper / technical article
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https://zenodo.org/records/18608170 <-- shared open dataset
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https://eos.org/articles/satellite-data-archives-reveal-unrecorded-himalayan-floods <-- shared 2018 technical article, “Satellite Data Archives Reveal Unrecorded Himalayan Floods”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #global #glacier #lake #terminating #glaciers #terminus #glacial #cryosphere #proglacial #GLOF #water #hydrology #fluvial #risk #hazard #glaciallakeoutburstflood #melt #melting #inventory #RGI7 #spatialanalysis #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #imagery
@ESA

Growing Meltwater Reservoirs – Glacial Lakes Are Both A Resource And A Habitat Worthy Of Protection
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https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/headlines-and-featured-stories/detail/2026-01-28-growing-meltwater-reservoirs-glacial-lakes-are-both-a-resource-and-a-habitat-worthy-of-protection <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00578-6 <-- shared paper
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https://github.com/geveh/LakeVolumes <-- shared GitHub ‘code base’
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#glaciallakes #GLOF #geomorphology #glaciers #hydrology #waterresources #glacier #melting #retreating #hydrogeomorphology #GIS #spatial #mapping #global #spatialanalysis #global #cryosphere #ice #water #hydrology #mountains #highaltitude #naturalresource #freshwater #reservoir #sediment #sedimentation #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #earthobservation #landcover #Arctic #coastal #meltwater #lake #longevity #watersecurity #risk #hazard #ecosystem #habitat #naturalhazard #planning #tourism #economy #usecase #watersupply #worldwide #population #demographics #glacial
@University of Potsdam | @University Of Leeds

Glacier Surging And Surge-Related Hazards In A Changing Climate
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00757-9 <-- shared paper | https://rdcu.be/e3BIH
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #cryosphere #glacier #glacial #melting #climatechange #iceflow #glaciersurges #surges #movement #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #climate #GLOF #risk #hazard #damage #infrastructure #basal #mechanics #processes #model #modeling #glaciologists

Accelerated Glacier Area Loss and Extinction of Small Glaciers in the Bhutanese Himalaya over the Past Five Decades
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18020323 <-- shared paper
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#Bhutan #Himalayas #glacierinventory #debriscover #laketerminating #cryosphere #glacier #inventory #change #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #glacierloss #extinction #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #earthobservation #GLOF #flood #flooding #atmospheric #warming #waterresources #naturalhazard #risk #hazard #mountain #highmountain #model #modeling #climatechange #glacierretreat #ecosystems #humanimpacts #Tibet

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