Himachal Pradesh faces serious flood threat: IIT researchers warn of 9 rapidly-expanding glacial lakes
IIT researchers warn Himachal Pradesh of flood risks from nine expanding glacial lakes, raising concerns for downstream communities.
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Senate body calls for coordinated, time-bound response to growing GLOF threat
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change on Tuesday called for a coordinated and time-bound response ...
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Juneau Can’t Stop the Floods, but It’s Learning to See Them Coming
An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to ...
Months before Nepal floods, reports flagged livelihood threat from rapid glacier loss in Hindu Kush Himalaya
The reports, published by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at double the rate since 2000.
After Nepal’s deadly flash flood, are Sikkim’s glacial lakes the next big threat?
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-Tibet flash floods: Death toll rises to 392; over 1,400 missing amid fresh flood threat
The death toll from the massive flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border rose to 392 on Thursday, as rescue teams waded through mud and raced against time to t ...
Himachal seeks ₹105 cr to tackle glacial lake outburst flood threat
Plans to install early warning systems at Ghepan Lake in Lahaul and Spiti, Vasuki Lake in Kullu, and Kasha Ghad and Sangla lakes in Kinnaur ...
Nepal floods: Number of missing jumps to almost 2,500
The number of people missing in Nepal and China leaped to more than 2,400 on Friday, August 28, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away ...