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A comprehensive and version-controlled database of glacial lake outburst floods in High Mountain Asia
Finu Shrestha
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
44700 Lalitpur, Nepal
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
44700 Lalitpur, Nepal
Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz,
Heinrichstraße 36, 8010 Graz, Austria
Reeju Shrestha
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
44700 Lalitpur, Nepal
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of
Science, Kathmandu University, 45210 Dhulikhel, Nepal
Yathartha Dhungel
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
44700 Lalitpur, Nepal
DPMM, Asian Institute of Technology, 12000 Pathum Thani, Thailand
Sharad P. Joshi
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
44700 Lalitpur, Nepal
Sam Inglis
The ADM Capital Foundation (ADMCF), 999077 Hong Kong SAR, China
Arshad Ashraf
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan
Sher Wali
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan
Khwaja M. Walizada
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Kabul, Afghanistan
Taigang Zhang
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University,
730000 Lanzhou, China
State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and
Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau, Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100864 Beijing, China
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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.
A new inventory of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in High Mountain Asia found 697 events,...
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