Glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) hazard and risk management strategies: a global overview

R Ahmed - Water Resources Management, 2024 - Springer
GLOFs, driven by climate change-induced glacier melt, present a serious threat to
downstream communities in mountainous regions. The present study addresses this …

Examining the glacier-glacial lake interactions of potentially dangerous glacial lakes (PDGLs) under changing climate in Shyok catchment of the Upper Indus Basin

AF Rather, R Ahmed, P Ahmed, JK Bansal… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2024 - Elsevier
With the ongoing glacier recession, the Himalayan region is witnessing the development of
glacial lakes fed by the glacial meltwater. Besides threatening the hydrological regime in the …

Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment using remote sensing and hydrodynamic modeling: a case study of Satluj basin, Western Himalayas, India

M Rawat, SK Jain, R Ahmed, AK Lohani - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Glacier-associated hazards are becoming a common and serious challenge to the high
mountainous regions of the world. Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are one of the most …

Glacial lake changes and the identification of potentially dangerous glacial lakes (PDGLs) under warming climate in the Dibang River Basin, Eastern Himalaya, India

R Ahmed, ST Ahmad, GF Wani, RA Mir… - Geocarto …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Climate warming has caused accelerated glacier recession in the Eastern Himalayas. This
phenomenon has consequently resulted in the development of new glacial lakes and …

Expansion of Moraine-Dammed Glacial Lakes and Historical GLOF Events in Cordillera Blanca Region of Peruvian Andes

R Ahmed, GF Wani, ST Ahmad, RA Mir… - Earth Systems and …, 2023 - Springer
The dramatic mass loss of Tropical Andean glaciers under the influence of climate change
has caused alterations in regional hydrological regimes, including development and …

Glacier lakes detection utilizing remote sensing integration with satellite imagery and advanced deep learning method

A Sharma, C Prakash, D Thakur - Applied Geomatics, 2024 - Springer
The Himalayan glaciers are extremely susceptible to global climate change, leading to
substantial glacial retreat, the creation and expansion of glacial lakes, and a rise in GLOFs …

A Narrative Review of Geospatial Techniques for assessing Climate Change Impacts on Cryosphere, Geo-environmental Hazards and Risks in the Himalayan Region

RA Mir, R Ahmed, AF Rather, ST Ahmad… - Geo-information for …, 2024 - Springer
Geospatial techniques provide an important tool to understand the earth surface processes
and its dynamics in space and time. Under the influence of ongoing climate change, the …

Retreating gya glacier and expansion of gya lake in the Ladakh Region of North-Western Himalaya

R Ahmed, AF Rather, GF Wani, ST Ahmad… - … Management in Climate …, 2024 - Springer
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF's) and its associated hazards in the mountainous areas
are a matter of great concern worldwide due to ongoing warming climate and glacier …

Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of a rapidly expanding glacial lake in the Ladakh region of Western Himalaya, using hydrodynamic modeling

AF Rather, R Ahmed, JK Bansal, RA Mir… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The ongoing trend of warming climate has made Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) a
major cryospheric hazard worldwide, especially in the Himalayas. GLOFs in the Himalayan …

The Impact of Climate Change on Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

J Gao, J Du, Y Bai, T Chen, Y Zhuoma - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) hazards in alpine areas are increasing. The effects of
climate change on GLOF hazards are unclear. This study examined 37 glacial lakes and …