Images related to Glacier Lake Outburst Flood near Almaty

Thorthormi Glacier Lake, Bhutan
Image

Thorthormi Glacier Lake, Bhutan

This natural-color image shows glaciers and glacial lakes in the Bhutan Himalaya on October 28, 2009.

Published Nov 1, 2009

Image of the Day Snow and Ice

Imja Tsho, Nepal
Image

Imja Tsho, Nepal

Acquired October 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows Imja Tsho and surrounding glaciers in eastern Nepal.

Published Oct 17, 2010

Image of the Day Snow and Ice

When Glaciers and Rivers Collide
Image

When Glaciers and Rivers Collide

Several surging glaciers flow into the Shimshal River in a steep gorge in northern Pakistan — a recipe for a steady stream of floods in villages downstream.

Published Aug 9, 2017

Image of the Day Land Water Floods Human Presence Snow and Ice

Flooding in Pakistan
Image

Flooding in Pakistan

Images from September 3, October 2, and November 1, 2010, show the development and slow draining of a massive floodwater lake west of the Indus River.

Published Nov 3, 2010

Image of the Day Land Floods

Flooding in Southern Pakistan
Image

Flooding in Southern Pakistan

Acquired September 21, 2011, and September 22, 2009, these false-color images compare conditions in southern Pakistan, which suffered severe flooding in 2011.

Published Sep 21, 2011

Land Floods

Glacier Change Threatens Andes Communities
Image

Glacier Change Threatens Andes Communities

Like an avalanche, a glacial outpouring can scour the hillside, washing away whole villages. But the slow disappearance of glaciers is a threat more subtle, though just as damaging.

Published Dec 23, 2016

Image of the Day Snow and Ice Remote Sensing

Seasonal floods along the Zambezi River
Image

Seasonal floods along the Zambezi River

Published Apr 19, 2004

Floods

As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks
Image

As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks

Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.

Published May 9, 2017

Image of the Day Snow and Ice

How Glaciers Turn Lakes Turquoise
Image

How Glaciers Turn Lakes Turquoise

Fine particles of pulverized rock absorb and scatter sunlight in ways that can give water a striking blue-green color.

Published May 20, 2019

Image of the Day Snow and Ice

A Surge of Blue and Green in Australia
Image

A Surge of Blue and Green in Australia

Big rain events in Queensland can alter the landscape for months as water—and then a carpet of vegetation—moves toward Lake Eyre.

Published Apr 3, 2019

Image of the Day Land

Dam Breach Swells Jianjiang River
Image

Dam Breach Swells Jianjiang River

In the wake of the May 12, 2008, earthquake in China, a series of landslides blocked the Jiangjiang River, creating swollen reservoirs that threatened to break through and flood catastrophically. The largest of these lakes, Tangjiashan Lake, threatened roughly 1.3 million people.

Published Jun 11, 2008

Image of the Day Land Volcanoes Earthquakes

Lake Tandou, New South Wales, Australia
Image

Lake Tandou, New South Wales, Australia

Sections of Australia have been experiencing their worst drought in 100 years. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station documented conditions in Australia in 2002, including these images of Lake Tandou in the Menindee Lake system along the Darling River. The Menindee Lakes are part of an innovative water conservation project. This lakebed is protected from flooding and is used for agriculture—primarily cotton, sunflower and grains. It is one of several interconnected lakes that sit along the lower Darling River like a string of pearls. Other lakes function as water capture reservoirs to support controlled water flow for environmental and agricultural needs down river, and to provide flood mitigation.

Published Dec 1, 2002

Image of the Day Land