SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has acknowledged the growing threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the ...

IIT researchers warn Himachal Pradesh of flood risks from nine expanding glacial lakes, raising concerns for downstream communities.

The Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR) said the threat was particularly ...

The reports, published by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at double the rate since 2000.

The global risk map for flash flooding caused by the overflow of these lakes, a phenomenon known as GLOF, has increased ...

Chinese authorities announced a reduction in the threat from a glacier-formed lake near the China-Nepal border. The death toll has risen to 691, with thousands still unaccounted for across the ...

Glacier collapse in Nepal triggered flash floods, mudslides and a barrier lake where a landslide dammed the river.

With around 1,000 people killed and thousands still missing after Nepal’s devastating glacier-related disaster, attention is turning to Sikkim, home to more than 400 glacial lakes. Sixteen lakes have ...

Nepal's foreign minister warned on Saturday of the growing threat from climate change in the Himalayas, as China offered water and satellite data after devastating floods on their shared border killed ...

An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said a glacial collapse caused the flash floods that swept through Nepal and Tibet in late ...