A comprehensive and version-controlled database of glacial lake outburst floods in High Mountain Asia

Shrestha, Finu; Steiner, Jakob F.; Shrestha, Reeju; Dhungel, Yathartha; Joshi, Sharad P.; Inglis, Sam; Ashraf, Arshad; Wali, Sher; Walizada, Khwaja M.; Zhang, Taigang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3941-2023

Articles | Volume 15, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3941-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3941-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 9

Data description paper

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05 Sep 2023

Data description paper |

| 05 Sep 2023

A comprehensive and version-controlled database of glacial lake outburst floods in High Mountain Asia

Finu Shrestha, Jakob F. Steiner, Reeju Shrestha, Yathartha Dhungel, Sharad P. Joshi, Sam Inglis, Arshad Ashraf, Sher Wali, Khwaja M. Walizada, and Taigang Zhang

Data sets

HMA GLOF Database Steiner and Shrestha https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7271187

Short summary

A new inventory of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in High Mountain Asia found 697 events, causing 906 deaths, 3 times more than previously reported. This study provides insights into the contributing factors behind GLOFs on a regional scale and highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches, including scientific communities and local knowledge, to understand GLOF risks in Asia. This study allows integration with other datasets, enabling future local and regional risk assessments.