The Chamoli district, recently seen in news for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods located in
A. Uttarakhand
B. Sikkim
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Ladakh
Explanation:
A glacier break is suspected to have caused the flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. When glaciers melt, the water in glacial lakes accumulates behind loose, natural “glacial/moraine dams” made of ice, sand, pebbles and ice residue.
