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 ...

WMO report warns of glacier retreat in High Mountain Asia, emphasizing the impact on natural hazards. Uttarakhand's 2013 GLOF ...

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 ...

They found that of 59 earthquakes occurring between 1900 and 2021 near glacial lakes, only one resulted in an outburst flood. Reflecting on the current global record for glacial lake outbursts ...

Recent glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas highlight the ... exemplified by the reduced expanse of South Lhonak Lake, pose threats that are transboundary, spanning across regions in ...

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

A flood alert has been issued in a Pakistani province due to glacial melting, with officials warning of potential heavy ...

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 ...

In the aftermath of the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood, Sikkim experienced a severe drop in tourism. However, proactive measures ...

SWAT: Glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs) have wreaked havoc on ... Experts warned that the incidence would escalate, posing a grave threat to the vulnerable communities in those areas.

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

They, however, also pose threats to downstream communities in the form of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). These floods occur when the glacial lakes release large volumes of meltwater due to ...