Zhangmu and Gyirong ports under the threat of glacial lake outburst flood

• 作 者: MiaoMiao Qi ShiYin Liu YongPen
• 机 构: YunnanKeyLaboratoryofInternationalRiversandTransboundaryEco-Security,InstituteofInternationalRiversa
• 出 处: 寒旱区科学:英文版
• 发表日期: 2020年6期
• 关键词: Zhangmu and Gyirong ports glacier lake expansion potentially dangerous glacial l
• 基金项目: This work is supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP,Grant No.2019QZKK0208),the Innovation Fund Designated to Graduate Students of Yunnan University(Gra

The Himalayas are prone to glacial lake outburst floods,which can pose a severe threat to downstream villages and infrastructure.The Zhangmu and Gyirong land treaty ports are located on the China-Nepal border in the central Himalayas.In recent years,the e