@article{ref1,
title="Surge-type glaciers in Karakoram Mountain and possible catastrophes alongside a portion of the Karakoram Highway",
journal="Natural hazards",
year="2018",
author="Ding, Minghu and Huai, Baojuan and Sun, Weijun and Wang, Yetang and Zhang, Dongqi and Guo, Xiaoyin and Zhang, Tong",
volume="90",
number="2",
pages="1017-1020",
abstract="Along the Karakoram Highway (KKH) region, glacier surge, avalanche and debris flow play a dominant role in these disasters. The data of surge-type glaciers along the KKH are collected and analyzed in this study. We identified 15 surge-type glaciers, which may have potential disasters, and all were about 20 km away from the highway. The results indicated that the surge-type glaciers may seriously affect the operation of the Karakoram Highway and may have disastrous consequences in extreme cases. It should be paid more attention, and a more comprehensive and updated assessment is much needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0921-030X",
doi="10.1007/s11069-017-3063-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-3063-4"
}