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Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF)

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UNEP Report 2007: «Global Outlook for Ice and Snow»
UNEP-Report 2007 UNEP
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World Meteorological organisation WMO
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WWF
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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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Glaciers, glacial lakes and glacial lake outburst floods in the Mount Everest region, Nepal
Formation of Glacial Lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas and GLOF Risk Assessment

keywords: glacial lake outburst floods GLOF, glacial lakes, remote sensing techniques, monitoring and early warning systems
keywords: glacial lake outburst floods GLOF, glacial lakes, remote sensing techniques, monitoring and early warning systems, risk monitoring network, Hindu Kush, Himalaya, glacier environments
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Climate Change
Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas

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Regional Challenges and Local Impacts of Climate Change on Mountain Ecosystems
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Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Glaciers and Glacial Lakes: Case Studies on GLOF and Associated Hazards in Nepal and Bhutan (2007)
This study, prepared in close cooperation with and supported by the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, investigates the impact of climate change on glaciers and glacial lakes in two major glacial hotspots in the Himalayas: the Dudh Koshi sub-basin in the Khumbu-Everest region in Nepal, and the Pho Chu sub-basin in Bhutan.

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Glacial lake
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Bhutan lake underlines costs and risks
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Bhutan - Nepal
Flight over the Himalayas
UNDP-Film "Revealed: The Himalayan Meltdown"
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Nepal
Nepal's retreating glaciers
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Bhutan
East-West Highway: From Thimphu to Mongar
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Raphstreng Tsho in Lunana
Bhutan's Glaciers Pictures

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