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Everest region is a flashpoint for cryosphere-linked hazards, reveals ICIMOD’s new study
The study ICIMOD conducted on the 2024 GLOF in the Everest region showed a ‘devastating, and complex, chain reaction’ of geological and geomorphological factors amplified the destructive power of the flood that decimated the iconic high-altitude trekking village of Thame in Solokhumbu district of Nepal on 16 August 2024
Everest region is a flashpoint for cryosphere-linked hazards, reveals ICIMOD’s new study
Bhisma Raj Ojha/RSS KATHMANDU: A recent study conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has found the Dudh Koshi river basin and the Everest region – which was hit by five significant glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in less than 50 years – as a flashpoint for GLOFs. The study ICIMOD conducted […]
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