Glacial lake outburst flood
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails. An event similar to a GLOF, where a body of water contained by a glacier melts or overflows the glacier, is called a Jökulhlaup. The dam can consist of glacier ice or a terminal moraine. Failure can happen due to erosion, a buildup of water pressure, an avalanche of rock or heavy snow, an earthquake or cryoseism, volcanic eruptions under the ice, or if a large enough portion of a glacier breaks off and massively displaces the waters in a glacial lake at its base.
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Glacial lake outburst flood
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails. An event similar to a GLOF, where a body of water contained by a glacier melts or overflows the glacier, is called a Jökulhlaup. The dam can consist of glacier ice or a terminal moraine. Failure can happen due to erosion, a buildup of water pressure, an avalanche of rock or heavy snow, an earthquake or cryoseism, volcanic eruptions under the ice, or if a large enough portion of a glacier breaks off and massively displaces the waters in a glacial lake at its base.
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A glacial lake outburst flood ...... in a glacial lake at its base.
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Une vidange brutale d'un lac g ...... taï dans le Sud de la Sibérie.
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氷河湖決壊洪水(ひょうがこけっかいこうずい、英: glaci ...... 河が大きく崩落して氷河湖の水を溢れさせた場合にも起こり得る。
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A glacial lake outburst flood ...... in a glacial lake at its base.
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Une vidange brutale d'un lac g ...... rme de jökulhlaup est utilisé.
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氷河湖決壊洪水(ひょうがこけっかいこうずい、英: glaci ...... 河が大きく崩落して氷河湖の水を溢れさせた場合にも起こり得る。
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Glacial lake outburst flood
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Vidange brutale d'un lac glaciaire
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氷河湖決壊洪水
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