Flood ; Himalaya ; India ; Inundation ; Mountain ; Precipitation ; Sikkim ; Water erosion
The uplifting Sikkim Himalaya are invaded every 20-40 years by extreme floods caused by continuous rains, exceeding 600-1000 mm in 2-3 days. Steep slopes, permeable soils and deforestation cause a simultaneous passing of thresholds of the slope
Asia ; Asian part of Russia ; Climatic variation ; Geomorphology ; High mountain ; Himalaya ; Holocene ; Human impact ; Mongolia ; Monsoon ; Permafrost ; Quaternary ; Rill wash ; Sakha ; Snow line ; Soil erosion ; Tibet ; Tree line
Himalaya, and less precise observations from Yakutia, the whole Mongolian and Quaidam-Tibet-Himalayan sections of the transect, and the Meghalaya Plateau.