2016
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2511-x
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Glacial lake outburst flood risk in Himachal Pradesh, India: an integrative and anticipatory approach considering current and future threats

Abstract: Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a serious and potentially increasing threat to livelihoods and infrastructure in most high-mountain regions of the world. Here, we integrate modelling approaches that capture both current and future potential for GLOF triggering, quantification of affected downstream areas, and assessment of the underlying societal vulnerability to such climate-related disasters, to implement a first-order assessment of GLOF risk across the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh (HP), Nort… Show more

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“…To do a systematic overview analysis with simple assessment of hazard potentials and vulnerabilities/exposures related to the possible new lakes would already be a major undertaking but could provide information about "hot spots" of risk cf. [43,44]. A corresponding priority list could then be derived for further and more detailed investigations such as field measurements and more complex modelling of potentially dangerous processes and process chains.…”
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“…To do a systematic overview analysis with simple assessment of hazard potentials and vulnerabilities/exposures related to the possible new lakes would already be a major undertaking but could provide information about "hot spots" of risk cf. [43,44]. A corresponding priority list could then be derived for further and more detailed investigations such as field measurements and more complex modelling of potentially dangerous processes and process chains.…”
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“…or buried ice melting (Allen et al, 2016;Frey et al, 2010;Haeberli et al, 2016). The general assumptions of future climatic conditions, glacier retreat, and altered melt rates are supported by the glacier mass balance model (Sect.…”
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“…Nevertheless, inspiration for this assessment is drawn from Allen et al (2016), Frey et al (2010), and Huggel et al (2004). We hold the opinion that hazard assessments based solely on remotely sensed data are appropriate when applied over a large area and as a first step.…”
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