Spatio-temporal variations of geo-climatic environment in a high-altitude landscape of Central Himalaya: An assessment from the perspective of vulnerability of glacial lakes

• Published in: Natural Hazards Research
• Main Authors: Sunil Nautiyal, Mrinalini Goswami, Satya Prakash, K.S. Rao, R.K. Maikhuri, K.G. Saxena, Sangeeta Baksi, Shravani Banerjee
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2022
• Subjects: GLOFs; Indian Himalayan region; Climate change; High altitude lakes; Geology; QE1-996.5; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Glacial Lake; Indian; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nhres.2022.07.003; https://doaj.org/article/417a5680a3934504a3e1d1fe4ea7dd29

Impacts of climate change on snow cover, permafrost and glaciers at varied elevations are wide-ranging and well-known. Melting water from glaciers forms glacial lakes; where, under the changing climate and accelerating glacial retreats have been a prime cause of glacial lake growth and outbursts. In...