Centre okayed Rs 150 cr to reduce glacial lake burst risks
The Centre has approved Rs 150 crore for a project to mitigate risk due to glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Arunachal ...
Himalayan tsunami, not cloudburst behind 2023 Sikkim GLOF disaster: Study
Himalayan tsunami study reveals 2023 Sikkim flood details, warns of repeat disasters due to climate change impact.
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
An international research team has concluded that the Sikkim flood disaster in the Himalayas in October 2023 was caused by some 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine material collapsing into ...
Looming tragedy: Sikkim lake that overflowed in 2023 was unstable for years, new study finds
The flood devastated the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III (1200 MW), washed away the dam and flooded the underground ...
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Glacier breaks and crashes into frozen lake in Alaska
This is the moment the Portage glacier near Whittier, Alaska calved and crashed into the frozen Portage Lake, causing huge ...
Canada's Reece Howden, "today's racing was wild" after World Cup ski cross victory in Italy
Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., captured his fourteenth career World Cup ski cross race, this time in Val di Fassa, Italy.
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‘Catastrophic’ 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw
Climate change played a key role in the 'catastrophic' 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study ...
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Climate Change Boosts Himalayan Hazard Risks
An international study has investigated the causes and impacts of the devastating flood disaster in the Himalayas in October 2023, which destroyed ...
Spectre of Sikkim lake-burst rerun: Study points to need for early warning systems
The study underlines the need for both risk mitigation strategies and early warning systems against GLOFs, the sudden release of water from glacial lakes caused by the failure of natural rock and sedi ...