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(1) Elbrus, Central Caucasus | (2) Ice dam breach from glacier lake outburst in August 2006 (Elbrus) |
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(3) Bridge and road destroyed during the August 2006 outburst. | (4) The town of Tyrnyauz: Casualties and heavy damage during periglacial debris flows in 1999 and 2000. |
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Landsat ETM7 image of September 2000 of Elbrus region, Central Caucasus. Recangles indicate the location of the zooms below, numbers the location of the photographs above. North up. |
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August 2000 periglacial debris flow at Tyrnyauz. For location see right rectangle in overview satellite image. North to the left. |
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August 2006 glacier lake outburst and debris flow. For location see left rectangle in overview satellite image. North up. |