Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 8
Articles | Volume 26, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4131-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4131-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 8
Research article
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27 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 27 Aug 2026

The 2024 cascading glacial lake outburst flood in the Thame Valley of Everest region, Nepal: process, impacts and implications

Nitesh Khadka, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, C. Scott Watson, Guoxiong Zheng, Tianpei Wu, Keshab Sharma, Lauren D. Rawlins, Simon Allen, Manish Raj Gouli, and Dibas Shrestha

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On 16 August 2024, a cascading glacial lake outburst flood destroyed Thame Village, Nepal. An upstream glacial lake formed in the late 2000s overtopped triggering a downstream lake breach. Combined release of ~770,000 m³ with peak discharge >800 m³/s reached the village within 22–25 min. Losses exceeded 6.18 million USD. Small, rapidly evolving lakes pose often overlooked GLOF risks in a warming climate.
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