Recent glacier shrinkage in the Ile Ala-Tau and Kungöy Ala-Too ranges. More than 760 glaciers (～570 ㎞2) are present in the Ile Ala-Tau and Kungöy Ala-Too ranges. Small-scale glaciers (
Several large drainages from short-lived lakes occurred in the Teskey Range in 2006-2014. The large drainages are caused due to closure and opening of ice-tunnel which developed inside of debris landforms at glacier front. To understand a drainage system of
The article, based on the catalog of glacial lakes, compiled from satellite images and data of specialized field studies for 2009-2017, presents the results of an assessment of the potential danger of breakthrough glacial lakes as a source of destructive
The areas of glacial lakes in the Himalayas continue to increase alarmingly due to global warming with con- sequent risk of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). The outburst is most common for moraine-dammed lakes as a result of a failure
