The Chamoli district, recently seen in news for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods located in

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 10 February 2021

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.

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