{"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"This study examines the distribution, growth, and GLOF hazard of glacial lakes across major Himalayan river basins. Basin-wise GLOF susceptibility was assessed using glacial lake abundance, spatial distribution, and rates of lake area expansion. The Kosi, Yarlung Zangbo, Manas, and Upper Indus basins were identified as the most susceptible and classified as critical. The highest rates of lake size increase were observed in the Kosi Basin, followed by Yarlung Zangbo, Manas, Karnali, Upper Indus, and Tista, indicating their potential as future GLOF-prone regions. Moreover, a Himalayan-scale GLOF hazard map was generated integrating population, hydropower infrastructure, potential flood volume, roads, settlements, and railways revealing high hazard levels in the Chenab, Jhelum, Teesta, and Beas basins in India; the Koshi, Tama-Koshi, and Dudh-Koshi basins in Nepal; and the Kuri Chu sub-basin of the Manas Basin in Bhutan. These findings highlight priority regions where detailed field investigations and hydrodynamic modelling are essential before further infrastructure development."}],"DOAJ_listed":"1","ddc":["550"],"citation":{"chicago":"Mohanty, Litan, and PRATEEK GANTAYAT. “Comprehensive Assessment of Himalayan Glacial Lakes Concerning Their Distribution, Dynamics, and Hazard Potential.” <i>Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk</i>. Taylor &#38; Francis, 2026. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085\">https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085</a>.","ista":"Mohanty L, GANTAYAT P. 2026. Comprehensive assessment of Himalayan glacial lakes concerning their distribution, dynamics, and hazard potential. Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk. 17(1), 2639085.","ieee":"L. Mohanty and P. GANTAYAT, “Comprehensive assessment of Himalayan glacial lakes concerning their distribution, dynamics, and hazard potential,” <i>Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk</i>, vol. 17, no. 1. Taylor &#38; Francis, 2026.","ama":"Mohanty L, GANTAYAT P. Comprehensive assessment of Himalayan glacial lakes concerning their distribution, dynamics, and hazard potential. <i>Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk</i>. 2026;17(1). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085\">10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085</a>","mla":"Mohanty, Litan, and PRATEEK GANTAYAT. “Comprehensive Assessment of Himalayan Glacial Lakes Concerning Their Distribution, Dynamics, and Hazard Potential.” <i>Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk</i>, vol. 17, no. 1, 2639085, Taylor &#38; Francis, 2026, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085\">10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085</a>.","short":"L. Mohanty, P. GANTAYAT, Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk 17 (2026).","apa":"Mohanty, L., &#38; GANTAYAT, P. (2026). Comprehensive assessment of Himalayan glacial lakes concerning their distribution, dynamics, and hazard potential. <i>Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk</i>. Taylor &#38; Francis. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085\">https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085</a>"},"file_date_updated":"2026-03-16T10:18:26Z","author":[{"last_name":"Mohanty","first_name":"Litan","full_name":"Mohanty, Litan"},{"full_name":"Gantayat, Prateek","first_name":"Prateek","id":"02734268-3e8d-11ef-80a1-cec4a088d004","last_name":"Gantayat"}],"oa_version":"Published Version","quality_controlled":"1","article_type":"original","article_processing_charge":"Yes","month":"03","article_number":"2639085","date_published":"2026-03-04T00:00:00Z","title":"Comprehensive assessment of Himalayan glacial lakes concerning their distribution, dynamics, and hazard potential","publication":"Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk","file":[{"file_id":"21458","relation":"main_file","date_updated":"2026-03-16T10:18:26Z","content_type":"application/pdf","file_name":"2026_Geomatics_Mohanty.pdf","checksum":"78f7a3020bf5966e820340a711ea3a6b","date_created":"2026-03-16T10:18:26Z","success":1,"access_level":"open_access","creator":"dernst","file_size":10548823}],"_id":"21454","date_created":"2026-03-15T23:01:36Z","publication_status":"published","OA_type":"gold","acknowledgement":"The work is partially financed by USDMA and WIHG, Dehradun. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Ashim Sattar for his valuable insights, constructive suggestions, and contributions toward refining and improving the quality of this work. I want to give my special thanks to Mr. Sourav Anand and Mr. Shivyank Negi for helping me create the database. I would also like to thank IIT Kharagpur. For further data access, the corresponding authors can be contacted.","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"doi":"10.1080/19475705.2026.2639085","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","year":"2026","tmp":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","short":"CC BY (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","image":"/images/cc_by.png"},"publication_identifier":{"issn":["1947-5705"],"eissn":["1947-5713"]},"date_updated":"2026-03-16T10:21:38Z","has_accepted_license":"1","volume":17,"status":"public","scopus_import":"1","publisher":"Taylor & Francis","issue":"1","PlanS_conform":"1","oa":1,"department":[{"_id":"FrPe"}],"type":"journal_article","intvolume":"        17","day":"04","OA_place":"publisher"}