The devastating floods in Nepal have renewed concerns over the threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) across the Himalayan region. Sikkim is now on alert, with seven glacial lakes identified ...
An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to ...
IIT researchers warn Himachal Pradesh of flood risks from nine expanding glacial lakes, raising concerns for downstream communities.
Due to the nature of their formation, the threat from moraine-dammed outbursts increases with glacier retreat while that of ...
Both countries agreed to increase the sharing of “real-time hydrological data”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The reports, published by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at double the rate since 2000.
Glacial lake outburst floods can send water and debris racing down mountain valleys with little warning. At Alaska’s Suicide Basin near Juneau, scientists closely monitor the recurring threat — a ...
Glacier collapse in Nepal triggered flash floods, mudslides and a barrier lake where a landslide dammed the river.
DEHRADUN: Wednesday’s devastating floods in Nepal have renewed concerns over hundreds of glacial lakes in Uttarakhand’s ...
Kathmandu, Aug 27 (PTI) The death toll from the massive Nepal-Tibet flash floods rose to 362 on Thursday, including 359 in Nepal and three in neighbouring Tibet, as rescuers launched a desperate race ...
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 ...
Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 682 bodies so far. View on euronews ...