The Daily Gazette
Study: 15 million people live under threat of glacial floods
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 ...
Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation
Bumthang faces growing GLOF risk, communities sensitised on threat
Glacier melt and the expansion of glacial lakes are increasing the risk of sudden flood events in Bhutan. The Chamkhar Chhu in Bumthang is among the ...
Juneau Empire
Officials tour Mendenhall Valley for first-hand knowledge of annual flooding threat
The City and Borough of Juneau welcomed officials last week as they toured Mendenhall Valley to gain first-hand understanding of the annual threat of glacial lake outburst flooding. Assistant ...
Rediff.com
Could This Hidden Himalayan Lake Trigger Massive Floods?
A team of scientists has identified a 'potentially dangerous' proglacial lake at 16,500 feet in Arunachal Pradesh's Mago Chu basin, a critical headwaters region of the Brahmaputra, warning of a ...
Uttarakhand moves toward structural defense against glacial threats
DEHRADUN: With the monsoon season approaching, the Uttarakhand government has accelerated its disaster mitigation efforts, ...