Former Integrated MSc student at School of Physical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar
Massive Catalina Lake (E Greenland) released 3.4 cubic kms of meltwater (3,000 billion liters) into Scoresby Sound fjord btw Sept. 23 and Oct. 11 🌊
Lake’s water level plummeted 154 meters! 😱
🧵 👇
total volume: 3.4 km3
peak discharge: ~7200 m3/s
top-10 #GLOF in terms of both numbers.
previous outburst 2013
I'm sending out a press release today about it.
🧪❄️ 🥼❄️
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Massive Catalina Lake (E Greenland) released 3.4 cubic kms of meltwater (3,000 billion liters) into Scoresby Sound fjord btw Sept. 23 and Oct. 11 🌊
Lake’s water level plummeted 154 meters! 😱
🧵 👇