WMO report warns of glacier retreat in High Mountain Asia, emphasizing the impact on natural hazards. Uttarakhand's 2013 GLOF ...
India has already experienced the scale of damage that glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) or glacier-breaking events can cause. The February 2021 glacier breach induced flash floods in Uttarakhand ...
Recent glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas highlight the need for proactive climate action to protect vulnerable mountain communities. India has already experienced the scale of damage ...
A flood alert has been issued in a Pakistani province due to glacial melting, with officials warning of potential heavy ...
The imminent threat of flooding due to glacial melting, exacerbated by climate change, has resulted in strict warnings from officials who urge residents to take immediate action to safeguard lives ...
The effects of climate change within the world’s most extensive mountain range are aggravating the threat of GLOFs — and hundreds of other ticking time bombs dot the landscape. Listen to Story When ...
Remember the South Lhonak glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) in Sikkim in October last year that washed away an entire army ...
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 ...
A study on the damage caused by climate change has revealed shocking information. According to the report, 122 glaciers are shrinking in the Pir Panjal, raising concerns about potential glacial lake ...
The Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to ...
To test this further, the research team used the United States Geological Survey Catalog to identify 11,733 earthquakes of magnitude >4 and 67 temporally known glacial lake outburst floods since ...