Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Disasters and Integrated Risk Management in China

Abstract High-risk areas for glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) disasters in China are mainly concentrated in the middle-eastern Himalayas and Nyainqêntanglha (Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains), Tibetan Plateau. In the past 20 years, glaciers in these regions have retreated and thinned rapidly as a respon...

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Published in:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Main Authors: Shijin Wang, Lanyue Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Subjects:
China
Glacial lake outburst flood disasters
Risk management
Tibetan Plateau
open climate campaign
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-017-0152-7

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