Climate risk · Rationale

Glacial lake outburst flood

Flood characterised by the sudden release of water impounded by a glacial lake, often following dam failure of moraine or ice, producing a destructive downstream flood.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.2: Glacial lake outburst flood

Synonyms

GLOF

Broader

Flood

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_131 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_131
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_131)