Typology of high mountain lakes of Kyrgyzstan with regard to the risk of their rupture

Abstract

The typology of lakes is based not only on genetic classification, but also on the degree of risk of their rupture. Melting water of glaciers influences changes in hydrological regime of rivers and causes overfilling of high mountain lakes basins.

Keywords

• Global climate warming
• high mountain lakes
• lake dam destruction
• natural hazards
• genetic classification of lakes