The Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to ...

“Increasing GLOF and flash floods is a severe threat to Bhutan as the country’s economy relies ... Although NCHM continuously ...

Remember the South Lhonak glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) in Sikkim in October last year that washed away an entire army ...

A RECENT study has warned that rapid and forceful climate change is affecting the economy, GDP growth, livelihoods of common ...

We've all been caught in torrential rainstorms and woken to see the streets outside coated in a blanket of snow, but the ...

The govt, given the pressures on it from constituencies averse to climate change mitigation, cannot be expected to invest in sensitising the people. It must be done before time runs out ...

Unchecked emission of greenhouse gases has quickened the loss of Himalayan glaciers by 66 per cent in the last decade. This has come to light in a study ...

The report “State Of The Climate In Asia 2023” by the World Meteorological Organisation ...

The international study compiled satellite measurements over time and depict what one researcher described as a "devastating… New study finds 15 million people live under the threat of glacial ...

PRINCETON - The town of Joshimath may be nestled 1,800 meters above sea level in the Himalayas, but it is sinking fast. In early January, large crac ...

These threats have led to demands for the 6 th schedule in Ladakh ... the rapid melting of glaciers could lead to floods from glacial lake outbursts, thereby increasing the vulnerability to natural ...