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.

Fast retreating of glaciers due to global warming and pollution has created glacial lakes in various mountain ranges of J&K, ...

The project aims to significantly reduce ​the threat of future disastrous floods, though the draining work could take up to ...

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

Vasundhara Tal is among the 13 glacial lakes identified as high-risk by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and ...

A private group working with the Indian government is concerned that the Himalayan water cycle supplying south Asia’s rivers will dry up, but not before delivering apocalyptic flash floods.

Kathmandu (Nepal) (AFP) – Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing ...

A senior Geological Survey of India official warns that the Himalayas are vulnerable to cascading disasters, where one high-altitude event can trigger a chain of destructive events downstream, as ...

Officials said hundreds were killed in Nepal and Tibet, and more than 1,400 people are missing. Stunned witnesses described a torrent of debris and water carrying away villages in minutes. Follow live ...

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Nepal will kick off a high-stakes effort this fiscal year to drain four glacial lakes perched high in the mountains, as it scrambles to reduce flood risks, ...