Environment
Down To EarthConsider the following statements regarding Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region:
Statements
- Moraine-dammed glacial lakes are particularly susceptible to outburst events because moraines are unconsolidated glacial debris that can be breached by triggers such as ice avalanches or intense rainfall.
- Ice avalanches are a less significant trigger of GLOFs compared to intense rainfall, which accounts for the majority of such events in the HKH region.
- The concentration of GLOF events during summer monsoon months reflects a compounding of thermal and precipitation drivers — higher temperatures accelerate ice melt and destabilise ice masses, while heavy rainfall saturates moraine structures.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?