@article{fdi:010093893,
  title = {{T}he {S}ikkim flood of {O}ctober 2023 : drivers, causes, and impacts of a multihazard cascade},
  author = {{S}attar, {A}. and {C}ook, {K}risten and {R}ai, {S}.{K}. and {B}erthier, {E}. and {A}llen, {S}. and {R}inzin, {S}. and {V}an {W}yk de {V}ries, {M}. and {H}aeberli, {W}. and {K}ushwaha, {P}. and {S}hugar, {D}.{H}. and {E}mmer, {A}. and {H}aritashya, {U}.{K}. and {F}rey, {H}. and {R}ao, {P}. and {K}umar {G}urudin, {K}.{S}. and {R}ai, {P}. and {R}ajak, {R}. and {H}ossain, {F}. and {H}uggel, {C}. and {M}ergili, {M}. and {A}zam, {M}.{F}. and {G}ascoin, {S}. and {C}arrivick, {J}.{L}. and {B}ell, {L}.{E}. and {K}umar {R}anjan, {R}. and {R}ashid, {I}. and {K}ulkarni, {A}.{V}. and {P}etley, {D}. and {S}chwanghart, {W}. and {W}atson, {C}.{S}. and {I}slam, {N}. and {D}as {G}upta, {M}. and {L}ane, {S}.{N}. and {B}hat, {S}.{Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}n 3 {O}ctober 2023, a multihazard cascade in the {S}ikkim {H}imalaya, {I}ndia, was triggered by 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen lateral moraine collapsing into {S}outh {L}honak {L}ake. {T}he impact generated an ~20-meter tsunami-like impact wave, which breached the moraine and drained ~50 million cubic meters of the lake's water. {T}he ensuing glacial lake outburst flood ({GLOF}) eroded ~270 million cubic meters of sediment, which overwhelmed infrastructure, including hydropower installations along the {T}eesta {R}iver. {T}he physical scale and human and economic impacts of this event prompt urgent reflection on the role of climate change and human activities in exacerbating such disasters. {I}nsights into multihazard evolution are pivotal for informing policy development, enhancing early warning systems ({EWS}), and spurring paradigm shifts in {GLOF} risk management strategies in the {H}imalaya and other mountain environments.},
  keywords = {{INDE} ; {BANGLADESH} ; {LHONAK} {SUD} ; {SIKKIM}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience},
  volume = {387},
  numero = {6740},
  pages = {1270 [19 ]},
  ISSN = {0036-8075},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1126/science.ads2659},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093893},
}