Following a devastating glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim last year, India is intensifying efforts to map and address ...

Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expensive floods, infrastructure damage and ...

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

Glacial lakes and other water bodies across the Himalayan region saw a 10.81% increase in area from 2011 to 2024 due to ...

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

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 ...

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

A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital.Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau. Since 2011 it has ...

Himalayan glacial lakes are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods. A recent report reveals a 10.81% growth in lake surface area from 2011 to 2024, with India ...