glacial lake outburst floods

A form of glacial lake outburst flood — The rapid draining of a lake created by a dam of glacial ice, wherein the lake water undermines the glacier plugging the outlet, leading to a flood.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of glacial lake outburst flood
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