SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has acknowledged the growing threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Union Territory amid rising global temperatures, accelerated glacier melt ...

Dehradun, Sep 29 (PTI) To mitigate the threat of potential "Glacial Lake Outburst Floods" (GLOF) in Uttarakhand, monitoring and early warning systems are being installed in lakes, a process that comme ...

The project aims to significantly reduce ​the threat of future disastrous floods, though the draining work could take up to ...

Fast retreating of glaciers due to global warming and pollution has created glacial lakes in various mountain ranges of J&K, ...

The unprecedented devastation and loss of lives in the wake of the Nepal flash floods have set off the alarm bells for Himachal Pradesh, with researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) ...

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the geographical distribution, frequency trends, human casualties, and ...

Mattresses and debris is seen coming out of windows of a damaged house in the aftermath of flash floods at Devighat in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Aug. 29, 2026. Nearly 3,000 people were still missing ...

A private group working with the Indian government is concerned that the Himalayan water cycle supplying south Asia’s rivers will dry up, but not before delivering apocalyptic flash floods.

Nepal has experienced two major floods within a short span of time. The flood in August was particularly devastating. The ...

Nuwakot (Nepal) (AFP) – Nepal’s disaster authority sharply raised the number of missing to 1,924 on Friday, including 517 foreigners, two days after devastating floods that killed at least 586 in the ...