GLOF!

About.com Jökulhlaups: Glacial Outburst Floods by Andrew Alden. Strong focus on 1996 jokulhlaup that breached the ice cap at Vatnajökull, Iceland. Links to photos.

Publications from Reynolds Geo-Sciences (engineering consultancy and world leader in GLOF risk management)

• Development of glacial hazard and risk minimisation protocols in rural environments" Guidelines for the management of glacial hazards and risks. November 2003. Scroll down for links to the full document. Project Summary" [pdf file] Summary and contents [pdf file]
• Glacial hazards and glacial geology publications

ArcNews Online: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods www.esri.com/news/arcnews/summer01articles/glaciallake.html

On GLOFs in General glof-gen.html

United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

• Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Monitoring and Early Warning System http://www.rrcap.unep.org/issues/glof/
• www.rrcap.unep.org/glofnepal/guide/movie.html
• Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Monitoring and Early Warning System in Hindu Kush Himalayas http://www.rrcap.unep.org/projects/glof.cfm
• 16 April 2002 Press release: Global Warming Triggers Glacial Lakes Flood Threat; Himalayan Mountain Lakes at High Risk of Bursting their Banks with Devastating Consequences for People and Property; News Comes in International Year of the Mountains and on the Eve of Important Climate Change Meeting http://www.grida.no/inf/news/news02/news30.htm Global Warming Triggers Glacial Lakes Flood Threat Larger maps with locations of potentially dangerous GLOF threats in Nepal and Bhutan.

ICIMOD presents: www.rrcap.unep.org/glofnepal/guide/movie.html

Tsho Rolpa, Rolwaling, Nepal