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Warning System, Glacier Studies: Glaciologists Suggest Ways to Address Uttarakhand-like Tragedies
A view of damaged dam after the Nanda Devi glacier broke and crashed into the dam in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on February 7, 2021. (REUTERS)
Glaciologists pointed out that to be better prepared for the kind of calamity that happened in Uttarakhand recently, what we need to do urgently is to start mapping the hazard and vulnerable areas where the possibilities of GLOF and landslides are higher.
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While the investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of flash flood in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, it is being suspected that either an avalanche or a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) was responsible for it. So far, 31 deaths have been reported due to the natural calamity which took place on Sunday, and media reports claim that 170 people are still missing. ....

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