Moraine-dammed lake

Meltwater from both glaciers seep into this space creating a ribbon-shaped lake due to the pattern of ice melt.

This ice melt may cause a glacier lake outburst flood, leading to severe damage to the environment and communities nearby.

[3] The study took place at The Cordillera Blanca in Peru and consisted of an assessment of these moraine-dammed lakes using remote sensing, GIS, and statistical analysis.

Researchers want to stop these GLOFs because they can be catastrophic, causing flooding, landslides, and damage to the environment and to communities living nearby.

Researchers expect GLOF incidents to decrease in moraine-dammed lakes in the next few decades based on topographic disposition.