Bhutan’s high-risk flood and GLOF scenarios after the Nepal floods

As the Himalaya bears the brunt of accelerated warming and erratic monsoons, catastrophic cloudbursts and glacial lake outbursts have transitioned from theoretical models to grim regional realities. Following devastating flash floods in neighbouring Nepal, where transboundary data gaps and sudden wall-of-water events overwhelmed communities, Bhutan faces an urgent reckoning. With over 70 percent of settlements, …