The study, published in the Journal of Glaciology, monitored the evolution of a lake dammed by a surge of the Shisper Glacier, located in the Karakoram mountain range, which extends across the ...

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards. New research has ...

We were travelling on the Karakoram Highway ... One of our key objectives was to reach Concordia, high up the Baltoro Glacier where – together with a couple of other expeditions – we ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to take emergency measures in view of the destruction caused by a glacial lake outburst flood from the Shisper glacier in Gilgit-Baltistan ... of the ...

GILGIT: The much-anticipated Karakoram Winter­lude Season 7 began ... mountain cycling and glacier walking. A climate action campaign, food stalls and musical concerts are also integral parts ...

More information: Harold Lovell et al, Multiple phases of ice-dammed lake formation and drainage associated with a surge of Shisper Glacier, western Karakoram, Journal of Glaciology (2024).