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The A.B.C. Defense: Anchoring, Buffering, and Coexisting with Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

Project locationGilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
CompanyYaning Yang; Qinghua Song; Yifan Wu; Changyin Miao
University/SchoolHunan University, Shenzhen University
Lead ArchitectYaning Yang; Qinghua Song; Yifan Wu; Changyin Miao
Design TeamFaculty Advisor：Huaiyu Zhou; Zhaoqi Liu

Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, faces rising Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) due to climate change. This project studies the Gilgit River watershed, where 9 glacial lakes threaten basin-wide communities through cascading accelerated flows and widespread inundation. We propose an A.B.C. framework: Anchoring stabilizes moraine dams by coupling biological structures with thermal regulators; Buffering reduces surges via diversion and dissipators; Coexisting enables flood-tolerant dual-use infrastructure. It reframes GLOFs from disasters into anticipated, absorbed, and transformed opportunities.