Public education has helped build awareness of the flood risk, but the disasters continue. The dramatic nature of glacial lake outburst floods captures headlines, but those aren’t the only risks.

A fully functional Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Early Warning System (EWS) will also be established to enhance preparedness. The personnel will be trained in the operation and interpretation of EWS ...

The great continental ice sheets were melting very fast in the time of Glacial ... the lake level was rising. A few probably did while the lake was draining, but even then, the flood probably ...

In conclusion, it should be stated that it is the climatic aspect of peat profiles which needs to be emphasized also in matters relating to the agricultural uses of these lake-bed peatlands. From the ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to take emergency measures in view of the destruction caused by a glacial lake outburst flood from the Shisper glacier in Gilgit-Baltistan. He instructed to ...

The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has sanctioned ₹550 crore for the damage to the infrastructure and other losses that Sikkim had borne during the devastating Glacial Lake Outburst Flood ...

J&K authorities are intensifying monitoring efforts in the Himalayas to mitigate the risks of glacial lake outburst floods which pose a substantial threat to residential areas and infrastructure ...