Newcastle University researchers have been awarded funding to assess the risk facing Bhutan from glacial lake outburst floods ...

First in the world to develop scientific approaches to glacial lake outburst There have been concerns in Bhutan and Nepal in recent years about the danger of glacial lake outburst floods resulting ...

PHUNTSHO: Glaciers are melting and it gives rise to formation of lakes … and these glacial lakes are forming at a very fast rate. ADE: How many of them are there? PHUNTSHO: In Bhutan ...

The country’s vulnerability is clear: Bhutan hosts 700 glaciers and 567 glacial lakes, with 17 of these lakes posing medium to high risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). With half of the ...

"The high-resolution capabilities of these satellites allow CWC to detect changes in lake size with ... by expanding glacial lakes in neighbouring countries, including Bhutan, Nepal and China.

In our case, we are aware of the dangers. According to the Bhutan Glacial Lake Inventory 2021, Bhutan records 567 glaciers covering 55.04Km square—Phochhu has the maximum. Of the glaciers, 17 are ...

but the threat of glacial lake outburst floods is growing globally. “This risk is particularly severe in Huaraz, as well as elsewhere in the Andes and in countries like Nepal and Bhutan ...

On the night of 3 October 2023, a ridge of frozen rock and other debris on the side of the South Lhonak glacier – called a “lateral moraine” – collapsed into the glacial lake. This set off a ...

We have developed two small-scale research projects in Bhutan and Pakistan to apply improved modelling of risks from debris flows such as avalanches, glacial lake outburst floods, and landslides. This ...