Future glacial lakes in High Mountain Asia: an inventory and assessment of hazard potential from surrounding slopes

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Wilhelm Furian, David Loibl, Christoph Schneider
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: deglaciation; glacial lake outburst flood; hazard assessment; High Mountain Asia; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Glacial Lake; New Lakes; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.18; https://doaj.org/article/5520b0623b6340fc9f80d1f4107950aa

Bedrock overdeepenings exposed by continued glacial retreat can store precipitation and meltwater, potentially leading to the formation of new proglacial lakes. These lakes may pose threats of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in high mountain areas, particularly if new lakes form in geomorpholog...