Bioclimate.org: Impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers and glacial lakes: case studies on GLOF and associated hazards in Nepal and Bhutan

Authors	Bajracharya S.R. , Mool P.K. , Shrestha B.R.
Source	International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ICIMOD (3)
Type	B - Book (360)
Peer Review	2 - Medium (2288)
Audience	S - Specialist (3514)
Pages	127
Notes	As global temperatures have increased, so has the incidence of glacial lake outburst floods, associated with receding glaciers. This publication focuses on the effects of climate change on glaciers and glacial lakes in two hotspots of glacial activity in the Himalaya: the Dudh Koshi sub-basin of Nepal and the Pho Chu sub-basin of Bhutan. Both these basins have witnessed devastating GLOF events in the recent past. The GLOFs at Dig Tsho in 1985 (Nepal) and Luggye Tso in 1994 (Bhutan) are considered ‘textbook’ case studies of GLOF events and have drawn the attention of researchers world-wide.