New article: Glacial lake outburst flood hazard under current and future conditions: worst-case scenarios in a transboundary Himalayan basin

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a major concern throughout High Mountain Asia, where societal impacts can extend far downstream. This is particularly true for transboundary Himalayan basins, where risks…

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New article: Past, present, and future geo-biosphere interactions on the Tibetan Plateau and implications for permafrost

Abstract Interactions between the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere are most active in the critical zone, a region extending from the tops of trees to the bottom of groundwater. Changes…

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New article: A pipeline for automated processing of declassified Corona KH-4 (1962-1972) stereo imagery

The Corona KH-4 reconnaissance satellite missions acquired panoramic stereo imagery with high spatial resolution of 1.8–7.5m from 1962-1972. The potential of 800,000+ declassified Corona images has not been leveraged due…

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New article: Winter accumulation drives the spatial variations in glacier mass balance in High Mountain Asia

High Mountain Asia has the largest volume of glacier ice outside the polar regions and is considered the water tower of Asia. These glaciers provide drinking and irrigation water for millions…

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New article: Challenges in Understanding the Variability of the Cryosphere in the Himalaya and Its Impact on Regional Water Resources

The Himalaya plays a vital role in regulating the freshwater availability for nearly a billion people living in the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra River basins. Due to climate change and…

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New article: Incorporating InSAR kinematics into rock glacier inventories: insights from 11 regions worldwide

Rock glaciers are landforms related to permafrost creep that are sensitive to climate variability and change. Their spatial distribution and kinematic behaviour can be critical for managing water resources and…

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New article: Increased mass loss of glaciers in Volcán Domuyo (Argentinian Andes) between 1962 and 2020, revealed by aerial photos and satellite stereo imagery

We present geodetic mass-balance estimates for ten glaciers (22.6 ± 1.1 km2) around Volcán Domuyo between 1962 and 2020 (and 46 glaciers covering 29 ± 1.5 km2 between 1984 and…

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New article: High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability

Global warming-induced melting and thawing of the cryosphere are severely altering the volume and timing of water supplied from High Mountain Asia, adversely affecting downstream food and energy systems that…

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