Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) A Rising Concern In The Himalayas: Study

A study by research scientists from IIT Jammu highlights how glacial lake outbursts floods (GLOF) are affecting the health of the Himalayas, particularly in the Karakoram range, and why it is concerning.They found that the increased ice thinning of the Mochowar glacier could lead to a different GLOF scenario and trigger cascaded events of GLOFs; therefore, there is a critical need for monitoring and an early warning system in these endangered regions., Opinion News, Times Now

Related Keywords

Jammu ,Jammu And Kashmir ,India ,Deepak Rawat ,Divyesh Varade ,Hemnat Singh ,Manish Rawat ,Shubham Awasthi ,Planet Lab ,Vries School Of Geography ,Department Of Civil Engineering ,University Of Oxford ,Kirtan Adhikari Royal University Of Bhutan ,Lakes Outburst Floods ,Ice Dammed Lake ,Image Credit ,Planet Labs ,Hemant Singh ,Civil Engineering ,Hunza Valley ,Kirtan Adhikari ,Royal University ,Government Agencies ,Glacial Lake Outburst Floods ,Glacier Melting ,Himalayas ,Karakoram Range ,Mochowar Glacier ,Global Warming ,Imalayan Range Endangered ,Pinion News ,Imes Now ,