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For the first time since devastating South Lhonk Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim in 2023, a scientific study has revealed climate change as the cause. Scientists had warned in 2021 that the South Lhonak lake in Sikkim would burst, as per reports. They had repeatedly said that climate change was causing an impact on Himalayan glaciers and glacial lakes

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Gletscherseen im #Klimawandel – Die Studie eines multidisziplinären Teams aus neun Ländern mit Beteiligung der Uni Potsdam hat Ursachen, Dynamik und Auswirkungen der verheerenden #Flut im indischen #Sikkim im Oktober 2023 untersucht und ihre Ergebnisse nun in der Zeitschrift"Science" veröffentlicht. Mehr Infos: uni-potsdam.de/de/medieninform

‘Catastrophic’ 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw

#ClimateChange played a key role in the “catastrophic” 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in #India, a new study says.
The breach of one of the “largest, fastest-growing and most hazardous” glacial lakes in Sikkim, the South #Lhonak lake, led to cascading floods that killed 55 people and washed away a 1,200 megawatt (MW) #hydropower dam.
The event was identified as a glacial lake outburst flood (#GLOF), which is a sudden release of water from a lake fed by glacial melt.
#Sikkim is a small Himalayan state in north-east India, bordering #China in the north, #Bhutan in the east, #Nepal in the west and the state of West #Bengal in the south.
Part of the eastern #Himalaya, Sikkim is host to more than 90 #glaciers and #Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak. Sikkim serves as the origin and upper river basin for the #Teesta river, one of the largest tributaries of the #Brahmaputra river system.

carbonbrief.org/catastrophic-2

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"Glaciologists and agencies that monitor #GlacialLakes are asking why no early warning systems were put in place, given the importance of the Teesta-III hydropower project, which supplied electricity to practically the whole of northern #Sikkim."

As glacial lakes are swelling with #ClimateChange boosted meltwater, it makes sense to put warning systems in place, and have resilience and evacuation plans.

nationalheraldindia.com/enviro

National Herald · Lhonak lake disaster: A deluge of unanswered questionsVon Rashme Sehgal