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Recent Kyagar glacier lake outburst flood frequency in Chinese Karakoram unprecedented over the last two centuries

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  • Baoling Yin

    (Shandong Normal University)

  • Jing Zeng

    (Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control)

  • Yulun Zhang

    (Shandong Normal University)

  • Baojuan Huai

    (Shandong Normal University)

  • Yetang Wang

    (Shandong Normal University)

Abstract

Kyagar glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) have long been a serious nature hazard in Yarkant river basins of the Chinese Karakoram, threatening more than one million people. Between 1810 and 2018, 34 Kyagar GLOF events have been recorded, of which 26 occurred from 1960 onwards and their occurrence frequency reaches at least three times in each decade. An early warning system established in 2011 has successfully predicted the Kyagar GLOF events in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, which provides an important reference for the monitoring and risk pre-evaluation of the GLOFs in Karakoram.

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  • Baoling Yin & Jing Zeng & Yulun Zhang & Baojuan Huai & Yetang Wang, 2019. "Recent Kyagar glacier lake outburst flood frequency in Chinese Karakoram unprecedented over the last two centuries," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 95(3), pages 877-881, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:95:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1007_s11069-018-3505-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-018-3505-7
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