C.Scott Watson

The 2024 cascading glacial lake outburst flood in the Thame Valley of Everest region, Nepal: process, impacts and implications

Abstract. On the afternoon of 16 August 2024, a catastrophic flood devastated Thame Village in the Everest region of Nepal. This event resulted from a cascading glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), where the outburst of an upstream glacial lake triggered the failure of a downstrea...

Using earth observation for national high resolution dynamic material stock modelling through time; assessing sand consumption in Malaysia from 1989 to 2020

Abstract Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of volumes of construction materials is becoming crucial for environmental sustainability and achieving long-term development goals. Whilst direct data collection is always the preferable option it is not always practical. This...