Beyond the water displacement theory and these being mostly moraine-dammed lakes instead of bedrock-dammed, like the rest of the Peruvian lakes, is precisely why the 1970 event was so catastrophic ...

In the Himalayas, Alaska and Patagonia in particular, the potential danger posed by moraine-dammed lakes for settlements and infrastructure downstream has increased as their volume continues to grow.

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A moraine-dammed lake, the outlet stream of the lake feeds into water bodies that go on to form the river Teesta. The Pangong Tso, a 134-km chain of lakes, is part of the disputed buffer zone ...

In the Himalayas, Alaska and Patagonia in particular, the potential danger posed by moraine-dammed lakes for settlements and infrastructure downstream has increased as their volume continues to grow.

According to the South Asia Network of Dams, Rivers, and People, south Lhonak Lake is a glacial-moraine-dammed lake situated in Sikkim's far northwestern region. It is one of the fastest-expanding ...

The Chorabari glacial lake outburst in Kedarnath in 2013 and the South Lhonak glacial lake outburst in 2023 were moraine-dammed, while the Rishiganga-Dhauliganga deluge in Chamoli in February 2021 ...

According to the South Asia Network of Dams, Rivers, and People, south Lhonak Lake is a glacial-moraine-dammed lake situated in Sikkim's far northwestern region.

In northern Pakistan, such moraine-dammed lakes are linked to comparatively few GLOFs, according to ICIMOD researcher Sher Muhammad, but in other parts of mountainous Asia, they have been ...