Question

what is glacier lake flood?
Also what is glacier lake outbrust?

Answer 1

1. A glacial lake outburst flood is a type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails. An event similar to a GLOF, where a body of water contained by a glacier melts or overflows the glacier, is called a jökulhlaup. The dam can consist of glacier ice or a terminal moraine
2. A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a release of meltwater from a moraine- or ice-dam glacial lake due to dam failure1,2. ... GLOFs have three main features: They involve sudden (and sometimes cyclic) releases of water. They tend to be rapid events, lasting hours to days.

Answer 2

Answer:

The glacier outburst flood happen when drainage within a glacier is blocked by internal plastic flow and water is stored in or behind the glacier.

A glacial lake outburst flood is a type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails