Evident increasing risk of GLOF under warming climate and ice mass loss

Evident increasing risk of GLOF under warming climate and ice mass loss

 

A large map with a stream network with three inserts in a column to the right of the big map generated over the Sikkim Himalaya.
A large map of Sikkim Himalaya with eight inserts maps of glacial lakes in two columns and four rows on the right.
Four hydrographs in two columns showing the most dangerous glacial lakes in Sikkim exhibiting peak discharges for two different scenarios
Short black line with an arrow pointed down at the bottom.
A map with a long X-axis, showing the linear trend and inter-annual variability during April 2002–May 2023.
Two graphs- side by side showing total precipitation, mean maximum temperature, and mean minimum temperature on a seasonal scale from 1990 to 2017.

 

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Image Descriptions: 

  • Top row- Left to right: 
    • A large map with a stream network with three inserts in a column to the right of the big map generated over the Sikkim Himalaya.
    • A large map of Sikkim Himalaya with eight inserts maps of glacial lakes in two columns and four rows on the right.
    • Four hydrographs in two columns show Sikkim's most dangerous glacial lakes exhibiting peak discharges for two scenarios.
  • Bottom row- Left to right:
    • The long-term mass loss trend over the Sikkim Himalaya (linear trend and inter-annual variability) during April 2002–May 2023.
    • Long-term variability (total precipitation, mean maximum temperature, and mean minimum temperature) in climate data was observed at Gangtok Automatic Weather Station on an Annual and seasonal scale from 1990 to 2017.