As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe live under the threat of a sudden and deadly outburst flood, a new study finds. More than half ...

A hidden threat is emerging in the world’s glaciers: while most are shrinking, a rare group known as “surging glaciers” can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Above-average temperatures in Pakistan could cause glaciers to melt rapidly, potentially inundating ...

ISRO’s latest report reveals that 190 Himalayan glacier lakes are highly vulnerable to bursting, while 2,431 lakes have ...

The study's authors are calling for more monitoring of at-risk glaciers.

Residents and experts in Chitral valley have urged urgent construction of bulwarks along the Chitral River as summer nears. They warn that rising flood intensity and glacial melt are putting villages ...

These cascading effects illustrate how communities along shared river systems face interconnected risks, even when disasters originate far upstream. “We always only wrote news about the problem,” said ...

Dehradun: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has successfully tested an indigenously developed satellite-based ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dan McGrath, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) Every summer, people living ...

At any moment, a wall of water could blast down a mountain river, shattering bridges, ripping away houses, and sweeping away people. This is the traumatic reality facing thousands of people around the ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...