Sikkim and parts of the Darjeeling hills were devastated after the South Lhonak lake burst on October 3-4 night last year, ...

Dehradun: Experts have stressed the urgent need for an early warning system (EWS) for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) to protect hydropower projects and communities downstream from potential ...

P K Mishra, principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday stressed the need for mitigating risks associated ...

REYKJAVÍK, Iceland — The record glacial outburst floods that damaged hundreds of homes in Juneau over the past two years are ...

The trend of expanding glacial lakes is not limited to India; it is even more pronounced in neighboring China. Larger lakes ...

( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ...

"Glacier velocity could be a valuable new technique for monitoring volcanic activity," researcher Joseph Mallalieu said.

He made the remarks at the 4th Workshop of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction (CoDRR) on Strategies for GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood) Risk Reduction here. Complimenting the National ...

A source in the state irrigation department said that the joint inspection is the fallout of the comments that Mamata had ...

He said strengthening State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) will be vital in enhancing our capacity to respond effectively.

Some property owners along the Mendenhall River say the plan to hold off glacial outburst floods is too expensive and ...