Repeated glacial lake outburst flood threatening the oldest Buddhist monastery in north-western Nepal
Since 2004, Halji village, home of the oldest Buddhist Monastery in north-western Nepal, has suffered from recurrent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). A sudden englacial drainage of a supraglacial lake, located at a distance of 6.5 km from the village, was identified as the source of the flood....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/2425/2015/nhess-15-2425-2015.pdf |