Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences.
killed at least 18 people. It was one of the worst disasters in the region in 50 years, and more than 100 people remained missing on Thursday.
He said they planned to add a tripwire sensor that would trigger if the lake was about to burst. That would typically be connected to an alert system or siren that would warn residents to immediately evacuate to higher ground. As climate change warms high mountain regions, many communities are facing dangerous glacial lake outburst floods . Lakes holding water from melted glaciers can overfill after heavy rain and burst, sending torrents rushing down mountain valleys.
Scientists have for years said the two lakes are at risk of outburst floods, but the design process and search for funding caused time to pass without progress.
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