A terrible disaster has occurred in Nepal’s famous Sherpa village Thame. Like it came to Wayanad, Kerala. Here there was a sudden flash flood towards Mount Everest. It is believed that this has happened due to a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF). Thame is the village of Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa who was the first to climb Everest.
More than half of the houses in this village are buried in mud. There is a strong flow of water. The videos that are coming on social media are very horrifying and scary. Three houses and a hotel have been destroyed. Five-six more buildings are in danger. Solukhumbu’s DSAP Dwarika Prasad Ghimire has said that relief and rescue work is being done.
This disaster happened due to the increase in the flow of the river. The flow of the river has increased due to GLOF. Due to this, the Dudhkoshi river, another branch of the Thame river, has also been flooded. The administration has asked people to flee from low-lying areas and move upwards. According to the Himalayan Times newspaper, there has been an outburst on Thengbo Glacier.
Disaster from Thengbo Glacier below Everest
There was a lake formed on Thengbo Glacier, the breakage of which caused this disaster in Thame village. Due to which there was a terrible flood and landslide. Half of Thame village has been completely destroyed. This Thengbo Lake is near Tashi Lapcha Pass. World famous mountaineer Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was born in this village.
It was raining heavily for several hours continuously
Tenzing first conquered Everest with Edmund Hillary in May 1953. However, Kathmandu Post quoted Chief District Officer Devi Pandey as saying that the breaking of the lake has not been confirmed yet. One thing is true that it is raining continuously in this area. It is possible that this may have caused a flash flood.
Many brave Sherpas have originated from this village
Thame village is located in the Khumbu Valley at an altitude of 12,500 feet. It is near Namche Bazaar. It is from here that those who climb Everest begin the last leg of their journey. Many famous Sherpas have emerged from this village, who have conquered Everest. Like- Apa Sherpa, Kami Rita Sherpa, Lakpa Rita Sherpa.
Low lying areas were clearedRT
The residential areas near Dudhkoshi river in the lower areas have been alerted. So that no one gets harmed there. GLOF means a temporary lake of ice and water formed by the melting of the glacier. Whose wall can be of mud or ice. The heat melts the ice wall. Or the mud wall breaks due to heavy rain. Due to this, the water accumulated in the lake rapidly moves towards the lower areas.
Cold days are decreasing in the Himalayas
How the cold days are decreasing in the Himalayas due to continuous climate change and rising temperatures. It has been said in the report that the temperature of the Himalayas is continuously increasing. There are 16 stations in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to calculate cold days and cold nights. Hot days are continuously increasing. While cold days are decreasing. Cold days have decreased by 2% to 6% in the last 30 years.
Himalayan areas are quite unstable
There can be many reasons behind the melting of any glacier. Such as climate change, less snowfall, increasing temperature, continuous rain etc. The mouth part of Gangotri Glacier is very unstable. The glacier will melt from one end or the other. If it rains continuously the glacier melts. The flow of water downstream had increased. Stability of Himalayan areas is less during rains. The rate of glacier melting increases.
Scientists keep an eye on two dozen glaciers of India
At present, scientists are able to keep an eye on two dozen glaciers. The main ones are Gangotri, Chorabari, Dunagiri, Dokriani and Pindari. Scientists from the University of Leeds studied 14,798 glaciers in the Himalayas. He told that during the Little Ice Age i.e. 400 to 700 years ago, the rate of melting of Himalayan glaciers was very low. In the last few decades, they have melted at 10 times the rate.
Himalayas are melting rapidly in summer
It has been told in the study that these glaciers of the Himalayas have lost 40% of their area. These have reduced from 28 thousand square KM to 19,600 square KM. During this period, these glaciers have lost 390 cubic KM to 590 cubic KM of ice. The water released from their melting has caused the sea level to rise by 0.92 to 1.38 mm.