Crucially, the study found no evidence of a “triggering cloudburst event” in the vicinity of the lake. The Sikkim government ...

The flood devastated the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III (1200 MW), washed away the dam and flooded the underground ...

Proposal documents and the minutes of the January 10 meeting showed that one of the key concerns of the Environment ...

As the lake filled, the water began to lift the glacier, carving a 25-kilometer-long tunnel beneath the ice, through which the water eventually burst into the world's largest fjord, Scoresby Sound.

Researchers have now pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood in a bid to better prepare for future catastrophic events.

The study underlines the need for both risk mitigation strategies and early warning systems against GLOFs, the sudden release ...

creating Glacial Lake Missoula. When the ice dam (which stood in the far right of this image) burst under the lake's enormous pressure, up to 500 cubic miles of water barreled down this valley in ...

A Newcastle University student has contributed to a major international study which has identified the exact causes and drivers of the catastrophic 2023 Sikkim flood in India.

At least 70 people - including nine soldiers - have died, and more than 100 others are missing after South Lhonak, a glacial lake in the Himalayas, burst its banks last week. Such outbursts - or ...

KATHMANDU, Aug 17: It has been confirmed that the flood with debris that occurred in Thame, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-5, on Friday afternoon, was caused by a glacial lake burst. KATHMANDU ...

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards.