Uncertainty in the Himalayan energy–water nexus: estimating regional exposure to glacial lake outburst floods

Himalayan water resources attract a rapidly growing number of hydroelectric power projects (HPP) to satisfy Asia’s soaring energy demands. Yet HPP operating or planned in steep, glacier-fed mountain rivers face hazards of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) that can damage hydropower infrastructure...

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Autores principales:	Wolfgang Schwanghart, Raphael Worni, Christian Huggel, Markus Stoffel, Oliver Korup
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Colección:	Environmental Research Letters
Materias:	hydropower water resources glacial hazards glacial lake outburst floods Himalayas open climate campaign
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/7/074005
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