In materials such as overconsolidated fractured
glacial till, shear strength decreases over time following excavation or erosion of overburden (Terzaghi and Peck 1967; Duncan and Dunlop 1969).
The dye will be thrown from the upper part of the glacier which if reached at the bottom will ensure the water discharge of
glacial lake and vice versa.
'The main idea here is to explore several ideas at once, because the most effective way to improve the safety of people living in areas affected by
glacial retreat is to deploy not just one but a combination of systems,' says Anton Schleiss, an honorary professor of civil engineering at EPFL and former head of EPFL's Platform of Hydraulic Constructions (LCH).
The Rogheli Gol glacier from where the flood erupted consists of Khundar, Hongyak Gol, Kakeli and Payosadar glaciers, which feed two
glacial lakes located 21 kilometers downward.
The
glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) occurred after the Jam Ashpar glacier's banks - a favourite destination of the tourists to Chitral - gave way.
The
glacial lake outburst flood is the first such incident in Golen valley since 2015.
The Shisper Glacier had receded after heavy water flow below the surging glacier and had reduced the risk for
glacial flooding in the region.
The satellite images received by Pakistan Meteorological Department show the
glacial lake at Shisper Glacier to be contracting which had mitigated the disaster risk, an official said.
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) has issued instructions, urging the residents of Hassanabad village of district Hunza to remain alert and cooperate with the authorities in view of potential threat by
glacial expansion.
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Glaciers located on the mountain ranges of the World namely Alps, Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush have thousands of glaciers and
glacial lakes.